Some Like it Orange

When it comes to color in the bird world, it’s hard to beat the vibrant, flame-orange feathers of the Bullock’s oriole (Icterus Read More…

Photo Friday: Spotlight on the Sierra Newt

When nature is your photography studio, you never know what species of wildlife might become your next photo subject. We recently snapped Read More…

Coyotes: Cunning, Coy, and Coming to a city near you

The coyote (Canis latrans) has been regarded by both early American pioneers and current-day ranchers as a nuisance because it was thought to be Read More…

Winged Wonders: Western Tiger Swallowtail

Working in rivers is an opportunity to not only observe fish, but also the land animals, birds, and insects that live alongside the river or Read More…

Return of the River Otters

River otters really seem to know how to have fun. These sleek mammals are often in motion, whether slipping and sliding down a river bank, Read More…

Photo Friday: Bird’s Eye of Butte Creek

Butte Creek is a special place for salmon. This tributary to the Sacramento River is a stronghold for threatened spring-run Chinook, and Read More…

Photo Friday: Soak up the Sun

Spending time on a river can be a meditative experience and a chance to observe nature from a different angle. This is definitely true while Read More…

Flashback Friday: Bold, Beautiful, and Somewhat Strange

We're capping off this holiday week with a salute to the red, white and blue – of snow plant, snow-capped peaks, and summer sky! On Read More…

Photo Friday: Smolt Spy Surprise

We regularly perform maintenance on automated fish counting systems, such as the Smolt Spy we built for Los Padres Reservoir, to make sure Read More…

Film Friday: Busy Beavers of the Tuolumne River

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZZlJfRFGO4 Beavers are considered "ecosystem engineers": their busy dam building activities in rivers can Read More…