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Dare to Wonder
Original work by Anna Towers
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📝 Notes From Under a Mushroom
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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...

Anna Gardner
Apr 30, 2024


Clones of the Coastline: Sea Anemone Fission
Did you know that many sea anemones can reproduce by simply dividing in half? The aggregating anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima) ,...

Anna Gardner
Mar 31, 2024


Redwood Forest Dreams & Tide Pool Magic: Behind the Lens of "Love the Mendocino Coast"
We know we live in wonderland. We don’t take this gift lightly! We are Mendocino Coast photographers Anna & Lee! Our goal is to capture...

Anna Gardner
Feb 1, 2024


What is a "Fairy Ring"?
Have you ever spotted mushrooms growing in an obvious circle shape and wondered why? You spotted what is most commonly referred to as a...

Anna Towers
Jan 9, 2024


Pork with Chanterelles and Apricot Jam
Lee and I found a few handfuls of beautiful chanterelles (Cantharellus formosus) along the Mendocino Coast last week, which had us...

Anna & Lee Gardner
Oct 25, 2023


The Huckleberry Cheesecake Pie Recipe of Your Dreams
Wild huckleberries are plentiful here in Mendocino County and we found ourselves in search of the perfect way to use them this Summer....

Anna & Lee Gardner
Sep 21, 2023


Coralroot: Myco-Heterotrophic Plants Living in the Redwood Forest
My husband and I were out exploring the redwoods a few weeks ago and I kept spotting the most unusual duo of very similar, yet slightly...

Anna Towers
Jun 16, 2023


Important Shipping FAQs
Below you will find answers to several common shipping questions regarding our "Friendly Fungus Photography online shop--your hub for all...

Anna Towers
May 31, 2023


What is a Slime Mold?
“Slime mold” is a nickname for a group of organisms that can live freely as single cells or fuse together to form multi-cellular...

Anna Towers
Aug 15, 2019


What is Mycelium? How Mushrooms Grow
LETS LEARN SOMETHING! I love this little guy. For one thing, he’s shiny. Another, he’s tiny. Another, he’s growing out of the side of a...

Anna Towers
Nov 30, 2018
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