During warmer days in CA, you might notice a green colored (or reddish in full sun) carpet covering the surface of some ponds, lakes, & slow-moving waterways. Ever wonder what it is?
Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring described many cases in which the spraying of other chemicals greatly altered ecosystems. Did any of her research include examples involving wetlands environments created by the keystone species, the beaver?
Many years ago, you wouldn’t see the glowing orange red fall foliage of Chinese Tallow trees (Triadica sebifera) that now are growing along the banks of waterways in Placer County…
American Mink (Neogale vison) explores creek area in Monte Verde Wetlands.
Can one Willow tree feed several generations of a beaver family?
Gray Fox pair (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) at dusk in Monte Verde Wetlands.
Willows are the backbone of the wetlands. They are the last of the deciduous plants to drop their leaves and the first to bloom before winter changes into spring.
Appreciate our local wetlands on World Wetland Day!
Fire burning adjacent to neighborhood houses during the driest months in California is something most all of us hopes never to see. In August 2012 two fires burned in areas…
Smallest of all the woodpeckers of North America, the Downy Woodpecker can be found in mixed flocks of birds in winter searching for foods such as insects, seeds, and berries.