Travels of a Certified California Naturalist
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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I got up around 6:00 am and headed over to the American River Bend Park. I was hoping the redbud trees would be in bloom there, and they were, but thanks to Daylight Savings Time, it was still dark when I arrived at the park – made darker because of a thick overcast. So, I […]
Read MoreI got up around 6:30 this morning, and Sergeant Margie and I were off to the American River Bend Park before 7:00. It was overcast, windy and chilly all day, but it didn’t rain while I was out with the dog. We’d gone to the park for an impromptu fungus crawl. It still needs to […]
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