by RCA | Sep 27, 2023 | MSHCP, Species
Species Spotlight: The Attractively Bright, Mysterious Hall’s Monardella It’s bright red, tubular, and fragrant – we’re looking at the Hall’s monardella (Monardella macrantha ssp. hallii) for this month’s Species Spotlight. Hall’s monardella is a rare plant...
by RCA | Aug 21, 2023 | MSHCP, Species
Species Spotlight: The Bald Eagle, More Than a Symbol For most of the 20th century, the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) lived under a perpetual threat of extinction. Habitat destruction, illegal shooting, and insecticides had decimated the bald eagle population...
by RCA | Jul 28, 2023 | MSHCP, Species
The Rare Munz’s Mariposa Lily Gets the Spotlight It is hard to share the spotlight with a close relative, but this month we are giving all our attention to the unique and rare Munz’s mariposa lily (Calochortus palmeri var. munzii), a close relative of Palmer’s...
by RCA | Jun 28, 2023 | MSHCP, Species
The Resilient Coast Range Newt: Adapted for Fire and Survival A pair of coast range newts (Taricha tarosa tarosa) prepared themselves as the heat from the approaching fire intensified. Within seconds, their slimy skin secreted a foamy substance, forming a protective...
by RCA | May 10, 2023 | MSHCP, Species
Species Spotlight: Long-Tailed Weasel is Cute but Ferocious Don’t let the cute face fool you…the long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata) is feisty and fierce, feeding mainly on voles, mice, rats, gophers, and squirrels, and fearless in attacking prey many times its size....
