Mendocino Coast is a “Mushroom Haven” and each year from November to May, mushroomers head into the forest looking for these fungi”s. To those interested in picking and eating mushrooms, a word of caution: Some edible mushrooms look identical to toxic mushrooms. A general Google search into mushroomer forums will launch the reader into rampant […]
MendoParks, a non-profit cooperating association of California State Parks since 1984, will introduce its updated Ecological Staircase trail guide with a guided hike at Jug Handle State Reserve this Saturday, November 11, at 10 a.m.
Part 2 of 9-part series When one lives in a county prolific in state parks, it can be too easy to take them for granted, to forget that each is unique — important. Perhaps it isn”t the locals who take the parks for granted, but rather public servants, who live far from the majesty of […]
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To discover why the pygmy’s trees were so short, Teresa decided to dig deep. Literally, she dug thousands of holes in the soil in order to find out what was going on in there and how it might be impacting the trees. However, she couldn’t get very far. About a foot and a half down, she consistently hit something solid. The soil in the pygmy is hardpan, which explains why she couldn’t dig into it. Hardpan is created when the ground is flat, so rather than soil moving and flowing over years with storms and wind, it stays put and consolidates, becoming concrete-like.