Have you ever witnessed a coast redwood ( Sequoia sempervirens ) seemingly expelling hot steam? You likely observed a natural phenomenon...

Have you ever been out exploring in a redwood forest and spotted a creek with oddly milky water? Perhaps light blue-green in color—and...

Mendocino County is home to an impressive variety of unusual lichens! The area's unique coastal climate (which is characterized by clean...

The "Fern Canyon Trail" to the "Falls Loop" at Mendocino's breathtaking Russian Gulch State Park offers a winding creekside path through...

Winning the award for "iron stomach of the ocean," sea anemones seriously seem capable of eating just about anything. Anything, and they...

Tide pooling is arguably one of coastal life's most rewarding endeavors! Miraculously colorful, tenderly intricate, and thoroughly...

October 2024 has proven to be an absolutely incredible month for spotting the elusive aurora borealis in California—a normally very rare...

Have you ever found yourself at the beach, puzzled by an off-colored splotch on a rock? Well, if they looked anything like the brown...

Here on the Mendocino Coast, we live along an active segment of the "Great Pacific Flyway" (a major migration route for over 350...

We offer TWO different Mendocino Coast tide pool identification guides! ​ "A Photographic Identification Guide for the Area’s Most Common...

We are treated to this truly inspiring view of the Milky Way from home on a semi-regular basis, but until recently, had been unable to...

Did you know that carnivorous plants grow wild along the Mendocino Coast??  These are “Round-Leaved Sundew” plants (Drosera rotundifolia)...

Bucket list item: albino coast redwood tree! Anna has been wanting to encounter an albino coast redwood tree (Sequoia sempervirens) since...

Did you know sea stars can regenerate their limbs? Bat stars (Patiria miniata) , like all other sea stars, are capable of regenerating...

I’ll admit it: when I first laid eyes on this intricate egg-like conglomerate of curiously gelatinous physiological complexities, I had...

California's alluring Mendocino Coast claims one of the richest locations for tide pool viewing in the state, with numerous parks...

When we first discovered this sweet little "Pacific Chorus Frog" (Pseudacris regilla) in our balcony garden, of course, a photoshoot...

Did you know that the Mendocino Coast is home to an endangered snail?? This is the “Redwood Sideband” (Monadenia infumata) , and despite...

Have you ever wondered what sea stars use in place of hands? “Tube Feet” (or “podia”) are the tiny suction cup-tipped spaghetti...

Have you ever spotted ghostly-looking anemones and wondered why the color variation? The aggregating anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima) ...