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The Chubby Woman’s Walkabout ™

The Chubby Woman’s Walkabout ™

Travels of a Certified California Naturalist

Asking About a Spider’s Spinneret

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My nature question and photo showed up in Bay Nature magazine: https://baynature.org/article/ask-naturalist-spider-make-silk/

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Mary K. Hanson is an author, nature photographer and Certified California Naturalist living with terminal cancer.

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Mostly Galls… which is what I was looking for, 08-06-17
Before Work: Deer, a Young Coyote, Squirrels and a Female Quail

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The Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Food Safety accepted an extended deadline for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to decide on protection for monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act. In light of the extreme effects climate had on the butterfly’s population last year, two more overwintering counts will be available before a listing decision is issued in December 2020. Read more at http://ow.ly/JguO50upzec
You should be finding these guys in your gardens right about now. This is the nymph of a Bush Katydid, Scudderia furcata. #CalNat #NatureRocks
Thursday evening 6:00 PM, May 23, there will be a free lecture at the Davis public library about grizzly bears given by grizzly expert Rick Sitts. For more information go to: http://tuleyome.org/events/

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Living with Terminal Cancer

Me with “Wee Hamish”

This pretty much says it all.

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Copyright ©2017-2019 by Mary K. “Mare” Hanson. All rights reserved.

No part of this website may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including
photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

The phrase “Chubby Woman’s Walkabout” and all of its associated uses are Trademarked™ by Mary K. “Mare” Hanson.

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I am a Certified California Naturalist.

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A Little Bit of Information

Mary K. Hanson is a woman who is living with terminal cancer.  At age 61, she took coursework to become a Certified California Naturalist and is now teaching the course herself through the nonprofit organization Tuleyome, in Yolo County, CA.

The author of “The Chubby Woman’s Walkabout”™ blog, Ms. Hanson has also written nature-based feature articles published in regional newspapers, authored over eight books, including her “Cool Stuff Along the American” series of guide books, and has had her photographs featured in books, articles, calendars, on the American River Parkway Foundation’s Instagram stream, and even the White House blog.

All of the photos in and on this site were taken by Ms, Hanson herself (unless otherwise noted) with moderate- to low-end photographic equipment more easily affordable to the everyday nature enthusiast. She also occasionally leads photo-walks along the American River and other low-impact walking spots for the public and is sometimes available for public speaking.

I am a member of the Society of Environmental Journalists

I am an Associate Member of the Society of Environmental Journalists.

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