Fern Sporing Caught on Video
The "Fern Canyon Trail" to the "Falls Loop" at Mendocino's breathtaking Russian Gulch State Park offers a winding creekside path through...
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FRIENDLY FUNGUS PHOTOGRAPHY
Dare to Wonder
Original work by Anna Towers
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📝 Notes From Under a Mushroom
& Intertidal Tales
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Anna Gardner
Oct 30
What is THAT?: Anemone Burps
Winning the award for "iron stomach of the ocean," sea anemones seriously seem capable of eating just about anything. Anything, and they...
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Anna Gardner
Oct 22
Black Tar Spot: the West Coast Tide Pooler's Worst Enemy
Tide pooling is arguably one of coastal life's most rewarding endeavors! Miraculously colorful, tenderly intricate, and thoroughly...
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Anna Gardner
Oct 8
Fort Bragg Welcomes the Aurora Borealis
October 2024 has proven to be an absolutely incredible month for spotting the elusive aurora borealis in California—a normally very rare...
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Anna Gardner
Oct 5
What is THAT?: Anemone Footprints
Have you ever found yourself at the beach, puzzled by an off-colored splotch on a rock? Well, if they looked anything like the brown...
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Anna Gardner
Sep 30
Cackling Goose Migration
Here on the Mendocino Coast, we live along an active segment of the "Great Pacific Flyway" (a major migration route for over 350...
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Anna Gardner
Sep 14
TIDE POOLS OF THE MENDOCINO COAST: Photographic Identification Guides for the Area’s Intertidal Life
We offer TWO different Mendocino Coast tide pool identification guides! "A Photographic Identification Guide for the Area’s Most Common...
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Anna Gardner
Sep 8
The Milky Way Galaxy Caught on Camera
We are treated to this truly inspiring view of the Milky Way from home on a semi-regular basis, but until recently, had been unable to...
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Anna Gardner
Sep 8
The Round-Leaved Sundew: Mendocino's Carnivorous Plant
Did you know that carnivorous plants grow wild along the Mendocino Coast?? These are “Round-Leaved Sundew” plants (Drosera rotundifolia)...
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Anna Gardner
Aug 28
What is a "Ghost Redwood"?
Bucket list item: albino coast redwood tree! Anna has been wanting to encounter an albino coast redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens) since...
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Anna Gardner
Aug 11
Mutant Sea Stars: the Art of Regrowth
Did you know sea stars can regenerate their limbs? Bat stars (Patiria miniata) , like all other sea stars, are capable of regenerating...
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Anna Gardner
Aug 7
What is THAT?: the Twin-Sailed Salp
I’ll admit it: when I first laid eyes on this intricate egg-like conglomerate of curiously gelatinous physiological complexities, I had...
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Anna Gardner
Aug 1
Tips for Exploring Tide Pools of The Mendocino Coast
California's alluring Mendocino Coast claims one of the richest locations for tide pool viewing in the state, with numerous parks...
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Anna Gardner
Jul 30
Franklin Frog: A Visitor Summering in our Balcony Garden
When we first discovered this sweet little "Pacific Chorus Frog" (Pseudacris regilla) in our balcony garden, of course, a photoshoot...
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Anna Gardner
Jul 11
The Redwood Sideband: Mendocino's Endangered Snail
Did you know that the Mendocino Coast is home to an endangered snail?? This is the “Redwood Sideband” (Monadenia infumata) , and despite...
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Anna Gardner
Jun 30
Tube Feet: Sea Star Mobility
Have you ever wondered what sea stars use in place of hands? “Tube Feet” (or “podia”) are the tiny suction cup-tipped spaghetti...
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Anna Gardner
Jun 18
Sea Anemones, Coloration and Photosynthesis
Have you ever spotted ghostly-looking anemones and wondered why the color variation? The aggregating anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima) ...
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Anna Gardner
Apr 30
What is THAT?: By-the-Wind Sailor
Have you ever seen this curious creature washed up on the beach? This fascinatingly intricate organism, related to the jellyfish, is...
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