A brown-belted bumble bee collecting pollen on a gray-headed coneflower. Hi Friends! Great things have happened in my first 2 weeks here in Minnesota! Bumble bees are buzzing at every corner, and Rusty Patched Bumblebee searches have commenced! I am currently in the office writing this blog,...
Mori Point and an endangered snakes LAst Hope Mori Point is a bluff in Pacifica known for its scenic views of the peninsula coastline and a vibrant superbloom each spring. Before the National Park Service acquired the 110-acre site in 2002, it had a long and...
San Francisco In the Sunset the birds Alcatraz is home to many species of birds not just Brandt's Cormorants and Western Gulls, but also Pigeon Guillemots, Peregrine Falcons (unfortunately not seen this season probable cause bird flu), Black Oyster Catchers, Snowy Egrets, Black-Crown Night Herons, and Great...
Muir Beach Turtle population In May, my main project was trapping western pond turtles at one of our reintroduction sites to monitor the growth of each individual. Historically, western pond turtles were not present at Muir beach, but a huge restoration project was done to improve...
Mule Deer Stand-Off with Striped Skunk! WHAT PROWLS The time has come again for more camera setups and looking at images they have captured the last 3 months! Our Rancho Project takes place in the southern most part of GOGA where as the name states in Spanish,...
Somehow my internship is already coming to a close. Wow. That was fast. Today I’m going to share some reflections on my experience as an EFTA monarch intern! First of all, I have to say the highlights of this internship have been finding those elusive monarchs....
I'd always had the general knowledge that monarch butterflies needed milkweed but had no clue why. This summer during my Environment for the Americas monarch conservation internship my vague idea of the relationship between these species was no longer sufficient. I wanted to learn more...
Adult Northern Spotted Owl Conflict Between Owl Species During our owl surveys we call for both Northern Spotted Owls and if known of Barred owl presence we call for Barred owls as well. The Barred owl species is invasive to the West coast, but native to the...
the star of the show: Rana aurora draytonii In the Golden Gate National Recreation Area there are a handful of different populations of California red legged frogs (Rana aurora draytonii) that we monitor. In the fall, this mostly consists of looking for egg masses laid by...