by Kathleen Dickey Bull kelp in the ocean. Thanks to Kohei Noda, Racerock.com A few years back a boulder was brought into a marine lab from the submerged sea mountains called Cordell Banks, just off [...] Read more

You can help protect the health of our precious lagoon! Artificial breaching may be the single most damaging factor to the health of the lagoon environment. The lagoon and estuary are located under [...] Read more

(excerpted from Mercury News) by Julia Scott "Locals have spent every winter for the past 15 years watching silvery steelhead trout die in Pescadero Marsh. Now they are tired of waiting for state [...] Read more

By Kathleen Dickey California coastal newt Our handsome California coastal newt, Taricha torosa torosa, lives up to 20 years. It eats insects and worms and is itself eaten by the California garter [...] Read more