Photo Credit: Maslowski, Steve, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons “I hear you, but I can’t see you” are often the words going through my head when I am surveying riparian habitats amongst least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus; LBV). Vireos are small,...
Balk Biological, Inc. has been providing the City of San Diego a wide variety of biological services in the Tijuana River Valley (TJRV) for over 5 years. Our efforts range from biological surveys, to mitigation and construction monitoring. Being a field biologist in...
This spring is shaping up to be a great year for a wildflower superbloom. Superblooms are typically found in years of heavy rainfall and Southern California experienced its last superbloom in 2017. In our water limited ecosystem, it is common to associate superblooms...
Fall is here, and it is the beginning of two converging seasons in San Diego; the not-so-rainy season and the increasingly intense fire season. The official water year ranges from October 1 to September 30 and in 2017 the Lindbergh Field station received 3.34 inches...
Spring is of course the best time to see so many of San Diego’s best annual herbs. Rare plant surveys are always one of my favorite tasks on the job because I am sure to learn a new species or visit an unexplored site! Prior to a survey, I prepare by researching the...
