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Summer is here but that doesn’t mean you have to stop getting your hike on! On the contrary my friends! Nature has many mental and...

Walking a local lagoon pathway, I came upon an intent birder, binoculars affixed to his eyes, focused on a group of bushes emitting a...

It’s about that time of year - tarantula mating season! Yesterday we spotted a Tarantula Hawk Wasp at Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve....

Introduction San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility (RWF) and Silicon Valley Advanced Water Purification Center (WPC) are part...

INGREDIENTS 3-4 lbs. ripe elderberries 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 packet MCP or SureJell pectin* 4 1/2 cups white granulated...

Let’s cut to the chase and get right to it. So, you want to see some wildflowers huh? Well, you came to the right place. I teamed up with...

Introduction Theodore Roosevelt proposed the 1902 Reclamation Act which called for snow melt and rain water to be captured and stored for...

Freeman Tilden (August 22, 1883 – May 13, 1980) is known as the Father of Heritage Interpretation and lived to be 97 years old. Tilden...

Back in 2013 when I was working on the Guadalupe River educating thousands of students about our native Chinook salmon and Steelhead...

John James Audubon was born April 26, 1785 in Les Cayes, Haiti and died January 27, 1851 in Manhattan, New York City, NY. For 50 years he...

As the Earth’s axis tilts away from the sun it causes our seasons to change. Autumn brings colder temperatures, crisp breezes, and...

Ansel Adams, (born February 20, 1902, San Francisco - died April 22, 1984, Carmel), may be considered the most important, widely known,...

Galen Clark (March 28, 1814 – March 24, 1910) is known as the first European American to discover the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia...

When the average person thinks of climate change the first thing that comes to mind is“hot.” That is true, but according to NASA, climate...

George Catlin (July 26, 1796 – December 23, 1872) was an American painter, author, and traveler. Visiting 48 North American Indian...

Native mainly to western North America the fronds grow 6 - 43 inches high, and are fan-shaped, light to medium green with dark brown to...

Did you know this is the month to see tarantulas in Santa Clara County? They are literally everywhere, you can find them in places like Alum Rock Park, Guadalupe Oak Grove Park, Calero County Park, Henry Coe State Park and Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space Preserve to name a few. They usually come out at dusk but you may find them out wandering earlier. Why are they wandering? Well, they’re looking for a mate right now. Female tarantulas can live 15 to 30 years, but their menf