Seasonal Change

If you venture into San Diego's parks and wildlands this time of year, you're likely to see what look like bright, white flames rising above the green scrub.

on August 16, an unusual "dry lightning" storm rolled across the region. I slept through the storm's 2500 lightning strikes, and awoke to more than 650 wildfires in its wake.

This month's creature feature is perhaps one of the most relevant plants to wildfire in California. Meet Chamise.

Pictured above is a wreath I made last week, with cuttings from the Point Loma Native Plant Garden.

Just in time for the holiday season, this month's creature feature is one of our most festive native plants: Toyon

Before going live with North Star Naturalist last spring, I needed to figure out my logo. For a long time, I considered the symbolism of the acorn.

In honor of Weird Duck Time, I wanted to highlight some of the beautiful ducks that grace our lakes and estuaries this time of year.

Halloween is coming and pumpkin patches are popping up all over town. But did you know San Diego has a native pumpkin too?