Hiking alone is an opportunity to quiet your mind and open your senses to everything around you. It’s a gift, a privilege, a time to refresh your spirit and feel connected to the earth. I like hiking alone for all these reasons plus it gives me the flexibility to explore at my own pace and to get lost in the moment.
Read MoreOwls, raptors, otters, and butterflies are all part of the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin (EAC) 14th Annual Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival on April 21st-23rd, 2023.
Read MoreThere’s no place like home to the California Turret Spider (Atypoides riversi) where meals must be delivered to the door since the spider never leaves home.
Read MoreThis year was a phenomenal breeding season for Western Snowy Plover. More chicks hatched than ever and there was not a single case of common ravens taking eggs from a nest!
Read MoreThe final data is not yet in, but 2022 is clearly the best season in many years for the Western Snowy Plover!
Read MoreOn August 6, the day’s Snowy Plover Docent assignment was at Abbotts Lagoon Trailhead. I was joined by veteran docents, Joan and Heather, and a new docent, Liz.
Read MoreFor many years the craggy rock formation perched above the Coast Trail beckoned to me like a siren song in the distance. I thought of these sentinel rocks during the Woodward Valley Fire in 2020 and their bird’s eye view of the fire. The time had come to finally explore these rocks.
Read MoreLearn more about the Bumble Bee Atlas project and get involved.
Read MoreIn early July, I hiked to the Abbotts Lagoon dunes in search of a rare butterfly and flower. What I discovered was something completely different.
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