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The Biodiversity of the Great Central Valley

September 8, 2021
Guest author Siera Nystrom is a certified UC Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve California Naturalist, and writes about the Sacramento and San Joaquin Biogregions for California Biodiversity Week 2021. You can follow more of Siera's writings posted on Notes from a California Naturalist.
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A North American Beaver at a popular neighborhood park in South Bay

The Biodiversity of the San Francisco Bay & Delta Bioregion

September 3, 2021
Guest author Karan Gathani is a certified Grassroots Ecology California Naturalist, and writes about the San Francisco Bay and Delta Biogregion for California Biodiversity Week 2021. You can follow more of Karan's writings posted on California Naturalist Diaries.
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Providing Context

September 3, 2021
A "Natural History Note" From UC California Naturalist's lead scientist, Dr. Cameron Barrows, in celebration of California Biodiversity Day. Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent.
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Detecting Climate Change Impacts

August 13, 2021
A "Natural History Note" From UC California Naturalist's lead scientist, Dr. Cameron Barrows. Climate change is the greatest threat to our existence in our short history on this planet. Nobody's going to buy their way out of its effects. - Mark Ruffalo The environment is changing.
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