A Walk by Clear Lake
The largest freshwater lake entirely within California, Clear Lake is also one of the oldest lakes in North America.
Tag Archives: Wildlife
Late Summer at Kenneth Hahn Park
A late summer walk in Kenneth Hahn Park can be a bit dismal.
The Battle of the Earwigs
We native gardeners are a noble bunch, but we do have a dark side…
About Concrete Chaparral
Like many young environmentalists, things were black and white. Wilderness – good. Civilization – bad. Humankind and Nature were separate entities. But they aren’t.
Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa
Starting east of Oxnard and encompassing the Santa Monica Mountains from the Malibu coast to the 101 freeway is the Santa Monica National Recreation Area.
Milkweed and Unending Faith II
Gardeners are a strange lot. We’re control freaks recreating the Garden of Eden.
Skeeters! Gollywhoppers! Crane Flies!
Every spring I saw bugs looking like giant mosquitoes, mistaken as real mosquitoes by many.
Looking for Gray Whales
Quickly off-shore we are no more than visitors
‘Lions of Los Angeles’
An article from the New Yorker
Avoiding Unintentional Poisoning
Rat Poison & Local Wildlife
Concrete Chaparral 