Field Notes

Meet the Pacific Purple Sea Urchin

Posted by Alex Wilbanks on Apr 27th 2020
Pacific Purple Sea Urchin
Natural Resource Management intern, Alex Wilibanks, introduces us to a purple, prickly denizen of the tidepool.... ViewView Meet the Pacific Purple Sea Urchin

Stalking the California Golden Violet

Posted by Olivia Kurz on Apr 27th 2020
A few feet farther up the slope I saw the telltale yellow flowers, looking like a garden “pansy,” peaking out of the mass of green. It was California Golden Violet, Viola pedunculata... ViewView Stalking the California Golden Violet

"Oh no! I think it's dead, it has no tail!"

Posted by Johanna Harrison on Apr 27th 2020
Lizard without a tail
While unfortunately the lizard is now tail-less, it isn't dying, far from it actually. Learn why lizards drop their tails.... ViewView "Oh no! I think it's dead, it has no tail!"

Meet Our New NRM Interns

Posted by Sean Correa on Apr 16th 2020
SMC Parks NRM Intern Team
In January of 2020 San Mateo County Parks Natural Resource Management was excited to welcome our first intern team. Meet Alex Wilbanks, Johanna Harrison, and Olivia Kurz. ... ViewView Meet Our New NRM Interns

Meet San Bruno Mountain's Callippe Silverspot Butterfly

Posted by Sarah Roy on Sep 27th 2017
It's a bird, It's a plane—no it's the endangered Callippe Silverspot Butterfly! If you are ever on the San Bruno Mountain during a warm sunny day late spring or summer, keep your head up and look for these endangered butterflies.... ViewView Meet San Bruno Mountain's Callippe Silverspot Butterfly

On a Mission to Find Mission Blue Butterflies

Posted by Jana Ng on Jul 19th 2017
With tiny, delicate wings ranging from silvery to dark shades of blue, the Mission blue butterflies are the living sapphires of San Bruno Mountain.... ViewView On a Mission to Find Mission Blue Butterflies

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