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Rattlesnake Research

Rattlesnake Research

Rattlesnakes. Most people are afraid of them and yet many of us have never seen one in the wild. These shy creatures prefer to remain out of sight, and do us the courtesy of giving a warning when we get too close...

January 1, 1999

Redwood Forest

Redwood Forest

Redwood forests are represented in our area by isolated fragments found in the deepest, most protected canyon bottoms with reach of summer fogs...

January 1, 1999

Riparian Woodlands

Riparian Woodlands

Riparian woodland is found only along permanent streams and rivers, where the water table remains at or just below the surface all year...

January 1, 1999

Rugged Plants

Rugged Plants

Ultramafic rocks are scattered throughout the California Coast Range, the Trinity Mountains, and the Sierra Nevada foothills...

January 1, 1999

Soft Chaparral

Soft Chaparral

Also called coastal scrub or coastal sage scrub, soft chaparral is dominated by small shrubs with "soft" leaves...

January 1, 1999

Vernal Pools

Vernal Pools

Vernal pools have only recently gained the publicity -- some would say notoriety -- they deserve...

January 1, 1999

Blainville's Horned Lizard

Blainville's Horned Lizard

The Coast or Blainville’s Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma blainvilli) is considered to be an odd-looking creature by many people...

October 1, 1998

Myths of Mount Diablo

Myths of Mount Diablo

Mount Diablo is home to an array of many extraordinary plants, animals, habitats, geological formations, and mico-environments...Among this fabulous fauna are four creatures that have come to notoriety through folk lore, mythology, and undeserved bias...

October 1, 1998

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