Feb 4, 2022
Biologist Malcolm Sproul explains how rare amphibians like the TIGER SALAMANDER and the RED-LEGGED FROG can survive on the dry east side of the Diablo Range.
Jan 28, 2022
EUROPEAN SETTLERS Rough and tough Basque settlers came here to raise cattle and sheep in the 1850s, but soon moved on to Nevada. A few decades later, more family-oriented immigrants from France and the Portuguese Azores raised sheep here, too.
From a series featuring Seth Adams, Mike Moran, Marguerite Patil, Adrian...
Jan 8, 2022
ORDWAY BARN The valley in this part of Los Vaqueros is not only rich in plants and animals; it contains reminders of the humans who once lived here, including (going backwards in history) a rich, brash"cowgirl" from San Francisco named Edith Ordway, the three Mexican cowboys for whom the watershed is named, and many,...
Dec 31, 2021
GRASSLAND Seth Adams and Malcolm Sproul suggest what to look for in Los Vaqueros Watershed's sprawling grasslands. Golden eagles, red-tailed hawks, Say's phoebes, grasshopper sparrows, ferruginous hawks—it's got them all.
From a series featuring Seth Adams, Mike Moran, Marguerite Patil, Adrian Praetzellis, Malcolm...
Dec 24, 2021
OAKS Valley, coast, and blue—learn all about them! And discover what sort of oak was most beloved by wildlife expert Gary Bogue.
From a series featuring Seth Adams, Mike Moran, Marguerite Patil, Adrian Praetzellis, Malcolm Sproul. Sponsored by Save Mount Diablo, Thomas J. Long Foundation, and Contra Costa Water...