Articles

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...