“Surf, Sand, and Stone”—Did You Miss It?

By Bruce Montgomery | June 4, 2016 |

Everyone attending Keith Meldahl’s April presentation at BVAS was treated to the nerve rattling and often side-splitting topic of California geology, including tectonic plates and earthquakes. Sometimes over millions of years and sometimes in a violent minute, California has morphed into the golden state of today. Here’s the “CliffsNotes” version of Keith’s talk. *We all…

BVAS Wetlands Preserve Baseline Plant Survey

By Andy Mauro | March 3, 2016 |

Participants in a 6-week California Native Plant Society Botanist Certification class, sponsored by Preserve Calavera and being held at the Nature Center, are conducting a survey of the plants growing on the 3.5-acre parcel of land recently acquired by BVAS. The plant survey is one of several special projects being undertaken by class members to…