California Natural History Guides Blog

Fat Innkeeper Worms and Flying Fish

While planning a trip to the Lost Coast, I've been depending heavily on the California Coastal Commission guides to the coast (more on that in a future post). Yesterday, the Los Angeles Times posted a very amusing and informative review of the Southern California guide. It's worth a read, especially for locals. My favorite quote: "Even if you hear reports of a fat innkeeper worm taking advantage of his coastal location, there's no point in calling the Better Business Bureau."

Farallones Web Cam

It's a beautiful morning at the Farallones, where scientists are watching 300,000 nesting seabirds. We recommend the web cam at the California Acadamy of Scientists. We hope that future iterations of the cam will include a sharper image and a live chat so scientists can tell us more about what they are studying.