The Natural History of Bodega Head

    During a beach walk yesterday (17 August 2024), Eric and I came across quite a few Giant Kelp ( Macrocystis pyrifera ) juveniles, includ...

  A small section of Feather Boa Kelp ( Egregia menziesii ) showing the floats (pneumatocysts) and lateral blades.  When I picked up th...

  A little ship at sea...recently discovered on a fishing float washed up on a local beach. Perhaps some of you have found similar ...

Remember this float from last night?   Here's a close-up of the characters below the anchor:   Although some of the cha...

  A relatively large white float discovered during a bird survey on Salmon Creek Beach on 19 June 2012.  It was ~21 inches long. ...