The Enduring Mystery of Oak Tree "Mast" Years - Bay Nature
Jul 5, 2022 · Figure 1. The mean acorn crop of valley oak at Hastings Reservation (mean number of acorns counted per 30 second visual survey), 1980-2021; dashed lines divide years into those where the crop was <25% and >75% of the maximum acorn crop. Divided like this, only 3 of 42 years were “mast” years, while 16 were “medium” and 23 were “poor ...
ENature.com Website Launch
Apr 1, 2002 · Share This: If you haven’t checked out eNature.com, now’s the time. The website has been acquired by the National Wildlife Federation and offers a tremendous resource and tools for exploring Bay Area nature. Local-Guides on the site provide you with a zip-code-based photographic primer on the wildlife common in any area, including birds ...
Explore | The Trail Around the San Francisco Bay - Bay Nature
Jun 23, 2019 · More than 355 miles of paths so far, the Bay Trail will ultimately connect to more than 130 parks and open spaces. Roughly 230 miles of paved path complement another 120-plus miles of natural-surface trails designed to be suitable for a wide range of uses without harming Bay wildlife and habitat. Other “spur” trail segments at times divert ...
Listen Closely, the Trees are Talking - Bay Nature
Mar 30, 2021 · The fungi help take up important nutrients and water from the soil, passing them to plants in exchange for the sugars and fats plants make, thanks to photosynthesis. Weaving its way through soil and between root systems, an individual fungus can connect to many different plants and sometimes other fungi. In turn, each plant can connect with a ...
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Essay | Circumambulating Mt. Tam in COVID Times - Bay Nature
Apr 8, 2021 · Taking up Snyder’s circumambulation mantle in the 1990s, English professor and photographer David Robertson led students on excursions of Mt. Tam in the spirit of Snyder, Ginsberg, and Whalen. One chilly March day in 1998, my boyfriend — now husband — and I joined him for the circuitous 14-mile route up, and back down the mountain ...
The Celebrated Joaquín Murieta - Bay Nature
Sep 22, 2021 · Joaquín Murieta, published in 1854, was the first novel published in California, the first novel by a Native American, and a source text for future stories of masked avengers from the original Zorro novel to Batman. Popular from the start, it has given rise to dozens of academic articles, artistic interpretations, and works of outright plagiarism.
The Long-Tailed Weasels of Half Moon Bay - Bay Nature
Dec 9, 2020 · Elusive, fierce carnivores, they’re only about 12 inches long (with an additional 3-6 inches of tail) but will attack prey larger than themselves, and require more than a quarter of their body weight in food every day. A long-tailed weasel carrying its prey on the California Coastal Trail in Half Moon Bay. (Photo by Brody Q Scotland)
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Believing in the Power of Beavers - Bay Nature
Jan 2, 2024 · A beaver poster from [CDFW’s] Outdoor California publication, 1950s.(Courtesy of California Department of Fish and Wildlife) In recent years, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has not allowed beaver relocations, due to concerns about disease or competition, among other factors, says Erin Chappell, Bay Delta regional manager for CDFW.