by LATO | Mar 19, 2014 | News and Views
Identification Pointers Black bears are smaller than other bears in comparison. Males tend to be larger than females, weighing between 126 – 551 lbs. (females are between 90 – 375 lbs.). They have larger ears, a pale muzzle, and a rounded back. Fur can be black,...
by LATO | Mar 19, 2014 | News and Views
Identification Pointers American Badgers have powerful shoulder muscles packed into a relatively small body that is wider than tall. Other distinguishing characteristics include a dorsal stripe, a short tail with no ring markings, and long claws. Body fur is mainly...
by LATO | Mar 2, 2014 | News and Views
Santa Margarita School LATO Lunch Club members enjoyed learning about monarch butterfly biology and ecology during our February 25 meeting at the school library. Project Monarch Alert Coordinator and Cal Poly Biological Sciences graduate student Jessica Griffiths is...
by LATO | Mar 1, 2014 | News and Views
Title/Author: Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D.B. Johnson Publisher/Date/Price: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000, hardcover, $15.00 Length/Audience: 32 pages, ages 4-8 Commentary: This book is based on a journal entry by Henry David Thoreau. One friend decides to walk 30...
by LATO | Mar 1, 2014 | News and Views
Title/Author: She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head by Kathryn Lasky and David Catrow Publisher/Date/Price: Hyperion Books for Children, 1995, hardcover, price unknown Length/Audience: 40 pages, ages 6 to 11 Commentary: This book, set in 1896, is a mostly true...
by LATO | Feb 10, 2014 | News and Views, Pismo Preserve
Enjoy these winter scenes along the oak trail captured by Oak Ambassador alumnus Nathan Sharon and his dad, Dan. They were taken during their February 2014 wildlife camera volunteer service hike. (To view gallery, click on image to the right.) See the latest wildlife...
