Fish & Feathers: Salmon Promote Songbird Diversity
Watersheds that support salmon benefit from an annual influx of nutrients delivered by this migrating fishy convoy. When salmon return to Read More…
American Dippers Defy Songbird Stereotypes
Songbirds aren’t typically thought of as water-loving fowl, but the American dipper (Cinculus mexicanus) breaks from that stereotype. Read More…
Bird Bonanza: Sooty Shearwater Migration
Mid-summer to mid-fall is a time when our Santa Cruz office and the rest of the Monterey Bay witnesses the arrival of thousands of Read More…
Studying a Swamp Soundscape
As visual creatures, humans rely heavily on their eyes to navigate the world, but this adaptation isn’t much help in the waters of a muddy Read More…
Flashback Friday: Safe Harbor
If you're looking for a good dose of adorable wildlife, look no further than today's Flashback Friday. We bring you a profile of the highly Read More…
Worth its Salt – Could the Salton Sea be Saved?
It only takes a quick visit to the Salton Sea to notice that something is amiss. The lake’s shores are littered with the carcasses of the Read More…
Flashback Friday: Bryozoan Blobs
Sometimes we get confronted with an ecological mystery, as when people send us strange pictures that they ask us to identify. Find out what we Read More…
A King Among Snakes
What has a head but no hair, a tail but no legs, and is black and white all over? If you guessed a California kingsnake, then you’ve Read More…
Tiny Vampires
Concealed in tall grass, a hunter lies in wait. She smells the air for the scent of her prey, using her keen senses to search for the faint Read More…
The Salton Sea: Oasis of Opportunity to a Ticking Time-bomb
Once a vibrant and bustling lakefront resort destination, the Salton Sea is now a site of death and decay that frequently serves as the Read More…