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What a Grand Sight!
Beginning in 1860, botanist William H. Brewer accompanied state geologist Josiah Dwight Whitney on an expedition to perform “an accurate ... The post What a Grand Sight! appeared first on Bay Nature.
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Gone with the Wind
The old adage says the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, but that’s really just the beginning of the ... The post Gone with the Wind appeared first on Bay Nature.
View ArticleFire Ecology Resources
Organizations The California Fire Safe Council (CFSC) fosters the creation of local and county Fire Safe councils; they provide information ... The post Fire Ecology Resources appeared first on Bay...
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Mount Diablo Resources
Organizations Several local nonprofit organizations work to protect open space on and around Mount Diablo and to inform the public ... The post Mount Diablo Resources appeared first on Bay Nature.
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Book Review: Firescaping
Firescaping: Creating Fire-Resistant Landscapes, Gardens, and Properties in California’s Diverse Environments, by Douglas Kent, Wilderness Press, 2005, 149 pages, $18.95 ... The post Book Review:...
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Finding the Stash
From the snowdrifts of Siberia to the labs of UC Davis, assistant research professor Vladimir Pravosudov has studied the food-caching ... The post Finding the Stash appeared first on Bay Nature.
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Book Review: Califauna: A Literary Field Guide
Califauna: A Literary Field Guide, edited by Terry Beers and Emily Elrod, Heyday Books, 2007, 293 pages, $21.95 www.heydaybooks.com The ... The post Book Review: Califauna: A Literary Field Guide...
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Raising the Dead: Bringing Ghosts to Life, October-December 2007
How do you commission portraits of species the world has dismissed as extinct, species no one has seen in decades? ... The post Raising the Dead: Bringing Ghosts to Life, October-December 2007 appeared...
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Los Farallones
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Presumed Extinct
Mention extinct species, and most people think of long-gone mastodons and saber-toothed tigers. But we know that some Bay Area species have disappeared in just the last 200 years. Or have they?...
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Field Guide to the Lost Species of the San Francisco Bay Area
A field guide to help Bay Area naturalists in their search for local, lost species that are presumed extinct. The post Field Guide to the Lost Species of the San Francisco Bay Area appeared first on...
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Book Review: Introduction to California Birdlife
Introduction to California Birdlife, by Jules Evens and Ian Tait, University of California Press, 2005, 382 pages, $16.95 paperback, $45.00 ... The post Book Review: Introduction to California Birdlife...
View ArticleBook Review: Breeding Bird Atlas of Santa Clara County, California
by William G. Bousman, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, 2007, 547 pages, $40.00. Available at www.scvas.org. Part natural/regional history guide, ... The post Book Review: Breeding Bird Atlas of...
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Review: Breeding Bird Atlas of Contra Costa County
On the heels of Santa Clara County's 2007 breeding bird atlas comes Contra Costa County's companion for north Bay Area birders. This year the Mount Diablo Audubon Society released the Breeding Bird...
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Native Son
The Pacific Coast of North America has only one species of native turtle: the western pond turtle. Just 80 years ago, a naturalist found more than 100 of these creatures thriving along an unremarkable...
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