Nature – Mindful Foliage

A handful of snails and barnacles down at Pelican Cove

Palos Verdes – City Nature Challenge

April 29, 2021July 1, 2021Events, Nature Appreciation, South BayLeave a Comment

Get your portable phones and cool cameras ready for a five-day bioblitz style event! From April 30th to May 3rd, be on the lookout to log and identify all the plants and animals you can possibly find in the Palos Verdes area.

iNaturalist – the Amazing App

February 12, 2021April 2, 2021Blogroll, Nature Appreciation6 Comments

Have you ever come across a plant in the wild that you couldn't identify? An app called iNaturalist may be the easiest way to put a name to a leaf. Join me in a walkthrough of making an observation as I try to identify a strange plant on the coast.

A thick layer of tan smog hangs at the height of the mountains over Los Angeles.

Climate Since Covid

January 29, 2021April 2, 2021Nature Appreciation, South Bay3 Comments

Only time will tell what the final effects of the COVID shutdowns are on the environment. During the height of the lockdown, air quality improved almost immediately. NO2 and CO2 (from fossil fuels) both decreased. This effect was noticed most heavily in major cities, though arguably the whole world benefitted. Fine particulate matter, PM2.5, similarly dropped.