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About 15 years ago, I was at a hair salon with my best friend getting ready to attend a concert for her birthday. My friend had been a regular with this stylist (let’s call her Laura) for over 5 years, but this was my first time visiting her. As is the way with barbershops and hair salons, once you sit in…
Dear Community, Connecting with like-minded people is one of the top reasons individuals join a California Naturalist or Climate Stewards course. Your support of UC Environmental Stewards powers a small but mighty team anchoring one of the largest collective impact networks of its kind. Just five…
Content Warning: This article discusses Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, Hurricane Harvey, and other climate change-related issues and impacts that might be hard to read for some.
I recently came across a national forum thread on iNaturalist where someone was curious to know more about the value of becoming a certified naturalist. Not surprisingly, there was a wide range of opinions. These ranged from supportive to skeptical to cynical.
A blog re-post from our Lead Scientist Dr. Cameron Barrows on the importance of preserving those organisms that are at the core of each ecosystem, using Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) as an example.
