Field Notes

San Bruno Mountain Elfin Monitoring

Posted by Olivia Kurz, Johanna Harrison on Jul 29th 2020
San Bruno Elfin Larva
Every other year the Natural Resource Management team does a survey of San Bruno Elfin, an endangered species on San Bruno Mountain. Their larva, or caterpillars, feed an attractive native succulent that grows on rocky outcrops.... ViewView San Bruno Mountain Elfin Monitoring

Reseeding a Natural Preserve with Native Grass

Posted by Olivia Kurz, Johanna Harrison on Jul 29th 2020
Edgewood Farms
Our task was to level and install seed beds for the Green Grass Project at Edgewood Farms —an amazing project spearheaded by the Friends of Edgewood group, which has been helping steward the park and its incredible diversity of plant life for over 25 years.... ViewView Reseeding a Natural Preserve with Native Grass

"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 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

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

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