Wild Mount Diablo
Wild Mount Diablo
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WILD MOUNT DIABLO The Scarlet Pumpernickel?
How a tiny flower rose to stardom, inspiring numerous works of "first-class escapism."
A MOUNT DIABLO INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION video in the "Wild Mount Diablo" series. Featuring Ken Lavin. Photos by Scott Hein, Neal Kramer, and Andrew Waugh, clu, seven75, tamayalper (iStock). Music by Christian Andersen. Production by Joan Hamilton. Thanks to Wild Mount Diablo team members Wally De Young, Staci Hobbet, Kendall Oei.
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Wild Mount Diablo PLANT PEOPLE
Просмотров 1183 месяца назад
Mount Diablo is a treasure trove of rare plants. Learn about the unusual species you can find there-and about the botanists who've made a name for themselves on its slopes. A MOUNT DIABLO INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION VIDEO produced in partnership with SAVE MOUNT DIABLO by Joan Hamilton. FEATURING botanist Heath Bartosh. IMAGES Heath Bartosh, Dan Fitzgerald, Scott Hein, Kendall Oei. MUSIC Daniel Kae...
California Newts
Просмотров 1056 месяцев назад
“Is there danger here?” Join Wild Mount Diablo as we dig deeper into the story of a creature that produces a defensive neurotoxin 10 times more powerful than cyanide, and the fascinating evolutionary response of its primary predator. A Mount Diablo Interpretive Association video, produced by Wally De Young
Wild Mount Diablo: Soaproot
Просмотров 2269 месяцев назад
Meet an elegant member of the agave family that's so useful to humans it's called "the grocery store plant." A Mount Diablo Interpretive Association video featuring VINCENT MEDINA and KEN LAVIN.
Wild Mount Diablo - Wonders of 2023
Просмотров 56Год назад
Join Wild Mount Diablo as we look back at some of the favorite Wonders we experienced in 2023!
Wild Mount Diablo: POISON OAK
Просмотров 71Год назад
The branches of this irritating plant are bare right now, but wise park visitors know to be wary. Learn of its infamous debut in London in the early 1800s and how it's related to products from plants some of us enjoy eating today. Part of Mount Diablo Interpretive Association's WILD MOUNT DIABLO series on the plants and animals of Mount Diablo State Park. #diablorange #diablohikers #californian...
Wild Mount Diablo - Wild Babies
Просмотров 269Год назад
WILD BABIES Meet the Wild Babies of Mount Diablo, and learn what superpowers each is developing as they grow from babes in the woods, to full grown predators - or prey! Whether sharp toothed and venomous, or soft and fluffy, these wild babies are sure to surprise you with their innate gifts. Are baby rattlesnakes really more dangerous than adults? Are a Great Horned Owls’ eyes really as large a...
Wild Mount Diablo - Late Bloomers
Просмотров 104Год назад
Spring has sprung, but the wildflower bloom is not done. Mount Diablo has its own superblooms, and they start a little later in the year with our late bloomers.
Wild Mount Diablo PINES
Просмотров 173Год назад
Can you name three pine species that grow in Mount Diablo State Park? Learn to ID them by their pinecones (2 supersized, 1 clingy). Hear about how they're adapted to fire and drought. Meet the gun-toting botanists who collected their cones in the 1830s. A Mount Diablo Interpretive Association video featuring Ken Lavin and Seth Adams. Production by Joan Hamilton. Music by Music Revolution. Photo...
Wild Mount Diablo - Peregrine Falcons
Просмотров 10 тыс.Год назад
Join Wild Mount Diablo as we hear the story of how a local apex predator, the peregrine falcon, fared in 2022, following the difficult 2021 season, when all four chicks, banded and almost ready to fly, were killed by a great-horned owl in a territorial dispute. Follow MDIA’s Peregrine Team of naturalists, stewards, and detectives as they tell the story of how the fastest animal on the planet fa...
Wild Mount Diablo - Early Bloomers
Просмотров 180Год назад
In the first, wintery months of the year, our early blooming flowers bring beauty to the forested understory. Here are a few beautiful flowers that bloom January through March.
Wild Mount Diablo: LADYBUGS
Просмотров 293Год назад
Mount Diablo hosts large congregations of ladybugs in winter. Perhaps you've seen them? Masses of writhing, reddish-orange beetles in a shady canyon? It can be an arresting, even creepy, sight. Which is all part of their clever survival plan. A Mount Diablo Interpretive Association video featuring naturalist Ken Lavin. Images by Arnold Joe, Scott Hein, and Kendall Oei. Music by Daniel Kaede. Pr...
Wild Mount Diablo - Wonders of Diablo 2022
Просмотров 2582 года назад
There are so many things to see on our mountain. Here are a few Wonders of Diablo from 2022. May your 2023 be filled with new wonders. Happy New Year from the Wild Mount Diablo team!
Wild Mount Diablo - Columbian Black-tailed Deer
Просмотров 2402 года назад
Our deer lend such sweetness, grace and majesty to Mount Diablo. Come take a peek into the lives of our local Columbian black-tailed deer.
WILD MOUNT DIABLO Oak Mistletoe
Просмотров 952 года назад
Ah . . . fall on Mount Diablo! Golden grasses, auburn chamise, and bare deciduous oaks. But wait! Some of the oaks' branches are festooned with a green, beach-ball-size plant. The Druids considered it the soul of the tree. But the real story is more complicated! A Mount Diablo Interpretive Association video featuring naturalist Ken Lavin. Produced by Joan Hamilton. Videography and photos by Ken...
River Otters of the Mount Diablo Watershed
Просмотров 4342 года назад
River Otters of the Mount Diablo Watershed
Wild Mount Diablo: POPPIES
Просмотров 2322 года назад
Wild Mount Diablo: POPPIES
Wild Mount Diablo - Bobcats
Просмотров 7442 года назад
Wild Mount Diablo - Bobcats
The American Kestrel - North America's Smallest Falcon
Просмотров 4052 года назад
The American Kestrel - North America's Smallest Falcon