a wilderness journal

Big Sur is one of my absolute favorite places. I don’t visit frequently enough. Being there rejuvenates my passion for exploration and for...

Sometimes gems lie close to home. I’ve passed through the town of Auburn , California quite a few times, but rarely have ventured off to e...

A beach-stranded ctenophore (perhaps Pleurobrachia ) found near the mouth of Humboldt Bay, CA, 2007. Most people, many biologists inclu...

Oak woodland. It has been perfect spring weather in northern California , concerning only because it is scarcely past mid February and ...

I wrote previously about a fascinating intertidal kelp, the sea palm , found in the northeastern Pacific Ocean . A very close relative of t...

Intertidal and offshore pinnacle at Ten Mile State Marine Reserve, Mendocino County, CA, Jan 2015. Friday was a bright sunny winter da...

Costaria costata , 2014. The Monterey Bay area is one of the coastal gems of California : strikingly beautiful marine life, diverse ...

Salmon River Western Oregon is so green, especially from the perspective of a naturalist who moved back to California recently. Last w...

In the previous post , I discussed our attempt to understand how salinity and flooding affect tidal wetland plant growth. A final question ...

Our survey work in Oregon 's coastal wetlands showed patterns of species distribution suggesting how and which species might be vulnera...

Which factors affect the distribution of tidal wetland plants? Will these gradients shift with climate change? In the last post, I beg...