Travels of a Certified California Naturalist
I got up around 6:00 this morning, planning on going out on a wildflower tour with my coworker Nate and volunteer Roxanne. Nate sent me an email, however, saying that his folks were in town and when they heard what he was doing today, they wanted to go with him – so there went Roxanne’s […]
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I led some of my Certified California Naturalist students on a walk around the Effie Yeaw Nature Preserve. My coworker Bill Grabert and our volunteer Roxanne Moger joined me. There were about 10 of us altogether. Because the nature center was hosting a donor event today, we stayed out of the parking lot and parked […]
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I got up around 6:15 this morning and headed out to the Effie Yeaw Nature Preserve again. It was overcast and drizzly on and off all day and was about 51° when I got to the preserve. I was joined there by two of my naturalist students, Johannes T. and Kelli O. Whenever I take […]
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Around 7:00 am I headed over to the American River Bend Park for walk. It was about 44° at the river when I got there and was heading toward 70° by the time I left. It was nice to see that the dirt road to the camping area and nature trails was cleaned up and […]
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I headed out to the American River Bend Park around 7:00 am. It was mostly cloudy when I got there, around 49°, but the rain moved in while I was walking. Not a lot of rain, but enough so that I needed my umbrella. The first things I saw were a handful of deer, does, […]
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Date: Sunday, February 24, 2019 Time: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm PST Location: American River Bend Park, 2300 Rod Beaudry Dr, Sacramento, CA 95827 Habitat: Oak Woodland, Riparian, along the American River Weather: 43° to 53°, overcast but not raining Narrative: I’d scheduled a fungus walk at the American River Bend Park for my naturalist students […]
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Date: Monday, February 18, 2019 Time: 7:30 am to 11:30 am Temperature: 31° to 53° Weather: Sunny, clear, breezy, cool Location: Effie Yeaw Nature Center, 2850 San Lorenzo Way, Carmichael, CA 95608 Lat/Log: 38.6174656, -121.3115716 Narrative: This walk was an impromptu walk for the Tuleyome CalNat course which I led. We had 16 people, along with […]
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Around 8:30 I headed over to the American River Bend Park for a fungus walk. With all of the rain we’ve been having, I thought there would be a good sampling out there – and I wasn’t disappointed. I walked for about 2 ½ hours and covered about 2 miles. S-L-O-W walker. A fungus walk […]
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Gene Trapp and his wife Jo Ellen headed up one of their monthly walks at the West Davis Pond site this morning. He thought it might be good spot to bring the naturalist class, but I wanted to check it out first. (I also thought that after a few visits, I can add this to my […]
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I led a California Naturalists field trip to Lake Solano Park today. The first thing we saw when we entered the park were two peacocks roosting high in a tree over our heads… and a male Phainopepla that was looking for mistletoe berries to eat. It was originally the idea that half of the group […]
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I headed out to the American River Bend Park for a walk this morning. It was overcast and foggy, and about 38º there. Brrr! I wasn’t looking for anything in particular so I just ambled around the park, taking this trail and then that one. I came across quite a few different mushrooms and other […]
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It’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. I’m feeling better; just really fatigued. I slept soundly last night and got up with the dog a little before 6:00 am. By about 7:00 am I headed over to the Cosumnes River Preserve for a walk. It was chilly and super foggy in the morning hours, and only got […]
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