Winged Water Starwort
Winged Water Starwort is a member of the water starwort family. The plants are rooted in the vernal pool bottom and have long, stringy stems which end in a cluster…
YELC 2024 Wraps Up an Epic Summer
…Sewer District, Nimbus Fish Hatchery, SacTree Foundation, Effie Yeaw Nature Center, Paratransit, Westervelt, Stillwater Science, CBEC, Soil Born Farms, SMUD, Maas Energy, Sacramento EV Club, Raley’s, Folsom Powerhouse/CA State Parks…
Bacteria
Bacteria are black or clear unless you stain them with special dyes to see them better. Bacteria are made up of one cell. It can be round, long and thin,…
Splash is Hiring Field Guides/Docents!
…trip, “Dirt to Dinner,” focuses on the origins of the food we eat, including the roles that the sun, decomposers, soil quality, water, plant structures, and fertilizers play in producing nutritious…
Splash’s Public Vernal Pool Critter Walks Are Back! Reserve Your Spot Now!
…With all the rain we’ve received this season, the vernal pools are very full of water and the soil throughout the surrounding grasslands remains well saturated. This bodes well for…
Summer at YELC – Leadership in Action
…salmon at the Nimbus Fish Hatchery, got hands-on with water quality testing in local creeks, and learned about habitat restoration and conservation tools with our friends at Soil Born Farms…
Red-winged Blackbird
The male Red-winged Blackbird is very handsome, with a solid black body and bright red patches on his wings. The female is streaky brown. She is seldom seen during nesting,…
Red Maids
Red Maids are a member of the purslane family. The bright red-pink flowers with five petals and numerous stamens are distinctive (unlike any others). The plants are sprawling….
Vernal Pool Monkeyflower
Vernal Pool Monkeyflower is a member of the figwort family. The bright red-pink-and-yellow flowers are tube-shaped at the base and have five irregular lobes or petals. The Vernal Pool Monkeyflower…
Gopher Snake
The Gopher Snake is yellowish brown, with dark, diamond-shaped markings. They can grow very large, often over 2 meters in length….