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Dunes in Flight: the Barn Swallow

Common name: Barn swallow Scientific name: Hirundo rustica Family: Hirundinidae

Dunes in Bloom: Sticky Monkey Flower

Common Name(s): Sticky Monkey Flower Scientific Name: Mimulus aurantiacus Family: Phyrmaceae Plant Type: Branching shrub or small tree Size: Up to 4’

Dunes in Flight: the Double-crested Cormorant

Common name: Double-crested Cormorant Scientific name: Phalacrocorax auritus Family: Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants and shags)

Dunes in Bloom: Arroyo Willow

Common Name(s): Arroyo Willow Scientific Name: Salix lasiolepis Family: Salicaceae Plant Type: Branching shrub or small tree Size: Up to 30'

Dunes in Flight: the Cinnamon teal

Common name: Cinnamon teal Scientific name: Anas cyanoptera Family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)

Dunes in Bloom: Ceanothus

February 29, 2016

Common Name(s): Greestem Ceanothus, California Lilac Scientific Name: Ceanothus spinosus Family: Rhamnaceae Plant Type: Evergreen shrub Size: Ceanothus range from ground huggers to small trees, 3-7 feet tall.

Ripples: Finding Order amid Chaos: Part 1

February 20, 2016

Most of us have been to the beach and noticed a peculiar pattern in the sand or mud. This pattern is usually composed of a series of ridges and depressions, […]

Dunes in Bloom: Dune Buckwheat

January 27, 2016

Common Name(s): Dune Buckwheat, Coast Buckwheat, Cliff Buckwheat, Seacliff Buckwheat Scientific Name: Eriogonum parvifolium Family: Buckwheat Family- Polygonaceae Plant Type: Dicot Size: 1-2' tall, sprawls to 4' wide

Dunes in Bloom: Silver Dune Lupine

January 3, 2016

Common Name(s): Silver Dune Lupine Scientific Name: Lupinus chamissonis Family: Fabaceae – the Pea family Plant Type: perennial shrub Size: up to 6 feet fall

Dunes in Flight: Recent Sightings at Oso Flaco Lake

December 31, 2015

On December 12th, avid birder John Deacon led a walk through Oso Flaco Lake in search of migrating bird species. Since then, the birds that we saw that day may […]

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