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Posted in News on Aug 29th, 2016
We have a new addition to our lists of biota of the BFS – a preliminary list of bryophytes, including 10 types of moss and 4 different liverworts. The list was generated by an introductory level bryophytes class offered on February 20-21, 2016, by the Rancho Sanata Ana Botanic Garden and taught by Dr. Paul […]
Posted in News on Aug 27th, 2016
This year most of the BFS wilflowers were finished blooming by May, but a couple our more spectacular flowers bloomed in June, after most of the students were gone for the summer. Chaparral Yucca (Hesperoyucca whipplei), also known as Our Lord’s Candle and Spanish Bayonet, grows in foothills and valleys of California and northern Baja […]
Posted in News on Aug 27th, 2016
Over 100 community members attended the third annual BFS Earth Day Celebration on April 23. Here are a few snapshots from the event:
Posted in News on Apr 12th, 2016
On April 23, 2016, the BFS will host a variety of tours for the Claremont Community in celebration of Earth Day 2016. Everyone is invited! To ensure that all participants are provided a wonderful experience, tour size is limited and pre-registration is required for all tours. Tour options include: Bird-watching Tour General Tour of the […]
Posted in News on Jan 14th, 2016
BFS volunteer workdays will resume for the spring semester on Saturday, February 6. Although we had originally planned to start on January 16, the cold weather has slowed the growth of the annual weeds that occupy most of our spring workdays, and currently there are not enough weeds to pull! So relax for a few […]
How do mites and snails that cope with extreme heat and desiccation in soil at the BFS? How can underwater robots track fish in 3D? How do ant species at the BFS differ among habitats, and how do they compare to ants found in adjacent suburbia? The answers to these and many other questions can […]
Posted in News, Sightings, Web Updates on Jun 18th, 2015
We’ve recently updated the BFS Plant List. Here are the changes: NEW ADDITIONS: Eleven new plants have been added to the list – five natives, four non-natives, and two California native that appear to have been planted – it seems that someone has been seeding the parkway with wildflowers! They new additions are: • Sunflower […]
Posted in News, Web Updates on May 11th, 2015
The BFS invert list has just undergone a major update! Since Summer 2009, when we posted our first draft of the BFS Invertebrate List with 169 taxa, we have periodically been adding to the list, and this addition is big! Since our last update, we have added 170 new taxa – more than on the […]
Posted in News on Apr 5th, 2015
On April 25, 2015, the BFS will host a variety of tours for the Claremont Community in celebration of Earth Day 2015. Everyone is invited! To ensure that all participants are provided a wonderful experience, tour size is limited and pre-registration is required for all tours. Tour options include: Bird-watching Tour General Tour of the […]
Posted in News, Web Updates on Mar 22nd, 2015
Hot off the presses – a rapid color guide to the “Butterflies of the Bernard Field Station“! Produced in conjunction with the Field Museum, Chicago, who developed the Rapid Color Guide format, the guide is illustrated with live photos (most taken at the BFS) of all butterflies that have been documented at the BFS, with […]