Krystle Hickman takes awesome photographs of native bees in her home state of California. Read our interview with Krystle to learn more about why native bees are important.
Tc’ih-Léh-Dûñ is a redwood forest in Mendocino County, California. This forest is protected and managed by the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council, a group of ten Native American tribal nations. The Sinkyone people have lived in the coastal area of Northern California along the Eel River for thousands…
The California condor is a beautiful large bird that is very important to the Yurok Tribe of Northern California. The California condor features prominently in Yurok stories, ceremonies, and traditions. In the Yurok language, the condor is known as prey-gon-eesh. A released California condor with…
On a trip to the desert you climb to the top of a large sand dune. You take in the view around you. You see a cactus and desert wild flowers. A raven flies overhead. A small animal hops across the dune. It has a long tail…
Learn about gray whales, a conservation success story.
Today’s guest: the coastal redwood (Also known as the coast redwood or California redwood.) Sofia: Hi, I’m Sofia Ceiba, and on this episode of Talking to Plants we are going to meet the coastal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). We are going live to Redwood National Park to…
Created by Lisa Algee 3rd-5th Grade (upper elementary/primary) Note: This is lesson 4 in a 4-part series on the water cycle, photosynthesis, exploring ecosystems, and scientific inquiry in local ecosystems. Find lessons 1, 2 and 3 here (click relevant link). This scientific inquiry is geared…