Visitors Ignore Closed Signs at Yosemite

From thecooldown.com by Mike Taylor, November 25, 2023 Though national parks are a celebration of the beauty of nature, tourists aren’t always on their best behavior when visiting.  Tourons of National Parks (@touronsofnationalparks) shared a post about visitors behaving badly last month. This time, they encroached on a restoration area in Yosemite National Park’s largest grove of giant sequoias. Mikayla Morse (@mikaylamorse15) wrote in the caption that she came across a group … Continue reading Visitors Ignore Closed Signs at Yosemite

It’s Time to Start Counting Spiders

Arachnophobia is pretty bad, but disappearing spiders are much scarier. Popular Science – Published Nov 12, 2023 9:00 PM EST This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. I’m obsessed with jumping spiders. But it wasn’t always so. While never a spider hater or arachnophobe, I was pretty ambivalent about them for most of my life. Then I learned about jumping spiders: I’ve reported on their impressive … Continue reading It’s Time to Start Counting Spiders

The head of a gray whale surfaces to breathe

ACS Lecture Series – Jeffrey Huston

The next virtual webinar sponsored by the American Cetacean Society (ACS) will be held on Wednesday November 8 at 7:00pm over Zoom. Jeffrey Huston will be the speaker. No registration is required. About the Presentation: Please join as we venture to an extremely remote Alaskan island near the Gray Whale summer feeding grounds and Russian border. Jeff’s glimpse of the unique Siberian Yupik culture and ancient … Continue reading ACS Lecture Series – Jeffrey Huston

An orange sea star with 5 arms stuck to a rock.

What’s in the Tidepools? – October 2023

(NPS Photo/D. Hunt) As tidepool season starts up again, October’s highlights included, sea hares, keyhole limpets, brooding anemones, ants and butterflies. Here is a sampling of what our volunteers observed during this month, and during the summer — thank you to everyone who contributed. Remember to send in your photos; we truly appreciate sharing them with everyone. Don’t forget to visit the Tidepool Videos page. . A … Continue reading What’s in the Tidepools? – October 2023