IMPORTANT NOTE: For those who are interested and available, the National Aquarium will be running an open Zoom meeting Friday 4/17 at 1:00 to train folks about the use of… Read more »
So, did we perform just as well on ID Challenge #2? Although some of the species were not things you’d encounter every day, all are relatively common to the MD… Read more »
So, did everyone get off to a great start on the first ID challenge? Hopefully you correctly identified: Red Fox* Eastern Box Turtle Common Eastern Bumble Bee Great Blue Heron… Read more »
The countdown has begun! The international Backyard Nature Challenge is less than two weeks away. We are hoping that many members of the Irvine community will become involved, either by… Read more »
Charge Your Camera or Phone! Dust off your field guides! The countdown has begun! … Read more »
An encouraging (and somewhat amusing) update to bring nature to YOU, since you’re not able to come here . . . In between several meetings yesterday, Brooks and I took… Read more »
If you’ve read through our now-obsolete Spring edition of Understory, you may have seen that Irvine had partnered with the National Aquarium to be one of many ‘site sponsors’ for… Read more »
If you’ve been able to get outside these past few days, you may have noticed something unusual: crisp, clean air! With much of the world currently ‘sheltering in place,’… Read more »
In keeping with the theme of natural connections . . . It wasn’t really until the 1970’s that ecologists started sounding the warning bell about the deleterious effects of rampant… Read more »
Today marks a bit of a milestone for me; I’ve officially survived my first quarter as Irvine’s new Director of Education. Who would’ve dreamed that so much would happen during… Read more »
