finding california

Dispatches

Images and Notes from the Trail

Acorn woodpeckers create pantries of acorns for future meals in old oak trees in Sonoma County

Feast!

Are we the only animals who plan meals ahead? Surprisingly, no.

Latest Seaside Fashions

Sleek patterned coats in the wild may have dazzling designs, but they’re also meant to hide.

DINOSAUR FOREST

After surviving 100 million years, is it primitive, or classic?

Rock Star

Colored gems with global fans, and a target for thieves

Multicolor blues and greens ocean water, Gerstle Cove

Color the Ocean

How many colors does the ocean have? How many do we see?

A wild baby Chinook salmon, three inches long, from a small California creek, miles from the ocean, being measured before release back into the forest water.

Homing Salmon

We’ve all experienced the feeling of ‘home’. So, what if the call to go home suddenly became so irresistible, nothing else mattered?

Life Giver

It’s hidden in whale and tree and everything else alive. But it takes the searing, stripping heat of fire to reveal it.

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