In case you missed it: Botanists Jessie Vinje (Conservation Biology Institute) and Margie Mulligan (San Diego Natural History Museum Botany Department Associate), with identification help from John Rebman (San Diego Natural History Museum Curator of Botany) and J....
My love for plants started at a young age with orchids. Growing up, I would spend a lot of time with my great aunt Frieda who grew all kinds of orchids. She had the classic Phalaenopsis, the lush Cymbidiums, and dainty Epidendrums. She had a kitchen table that was...
I’ve recently planted milkweed in my yard in hopes of attracting one of the largest and most beautiful butterflies in North America to feed and lay eggs in my garden – the monarch butterfly. Chances are you’ve seen this easily recognizable orange and black beauty...
Last month one of our Senior Biologists, Brynne Mulrooney, suggested goat yoga as a team building activity. She enticed us with the idea of baby goats and lunch. Everyone was excited. Those who had a scheduling conflict were bummed. None, of us really thought...
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,...
A poll of my public speaking group several years ago revealed that for some of the group, snakes are their biggest fear (I guess for the rest it was public speaking, hence their membership in the group). This was very surprising to me, so I decided to try to educate...
