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Posted in News on Mar 22nd, 2015
At the Urban Soil Summit held February 24-25 at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, BFS Director Wallace (Marty) Meyer participated in a panel discussion a “The Watershed Story: How does living soil affect ecosystem and watershed function?” in which he shared his knowledge of carbon storage in native and disturbed habitats gained […]
Posted in News on Dec 9th, 2014
The kiosk that normally greets visitors to the BFS with an informative map and an overview of rules for BFS was destroyed in the Foothill Fire, but we’re happy to report that it has now been restored. Matt Krupnick constructed the original kiosk in 1994 for his Eagle Scout project. Over the years, the kiosk […]
Posted in News on Nov 19th, 2014
This past Saturday’s volunteer workday was the last day of cattail removal for this year. The warm November weather enabled us to get in enough workdays to do the necessary clearing despite the earlier spate of canceled workdays. The volunteers concentrated on the area near and around the little island in the northeast corner of […]
Posted in News on Nov 17th, 2014
How can you use an underwater robot to track sharks? Does nitrogen fertilization affect which nitrogen-fixing bacteria can colonize Lotus? Do chemicals produced by non-native grasses inhibit colonization of California Sagebrush by beneficial fungi? Do ant species differ among coastal sage scrub, non-native grasslands, and suburban settings? How did the Foothill Fire affect mycorrhizae and […]
With threats of rain, fire, and West Nile virus all abated, we took advantage of the fine warm weather to resume cattail management at pHake Lake on November 8. Volunteers worked on the south shore of the lake – a favorite spot for classes and researchers to observe wildlife at the lake and collect lake […]
Posted in News on Oct 16th, 2014
The BFS has still not received an “all-clear” for the presence of West Nile Virus, so the October 18 workday is canceled! We expect the volunteer days to resume a normal schedule in November. Please check the BFS Volunteer Page for details.
Posted in News on Oct 1st, 2014
Nature has conspired to create a couple of heightened risks for working at the BFS this weekend, and, just to be safe, we’ve canceled the this Saturday’s volunteer workday. Here’s what’s going on: Heightened fire danger: Beginning tonight and continuing into next week, our area is expecting unusually high temperatures, extremely low humidity, and high […]
Posted in News on Oct 1st, 2014
September 20 was another wet volunteer workday as cattail clearing continued. Students from Citrus College, Harvey Mudd College, and the University of California Riverside together with community members and siblings and children did a terrific job of finishing up clearing around the boat landing and making major inroads on clearing around the little island at […]
Posted in News on Sep 16th, 2014
BFS 2014-2015 Volunteer Workdays started with a splash, as volunteers plunged into pHake Lake to cut back cattails around the boat landing area. Here you can see some of them at work: Cattail cutting will be continuing for the next few workdays. If you’re up for getting wet and muddy, come cool […]
Posted in News, Sightings, Web Updates on Sep 1st, 2014
Twelve new plants have been added to the BFS plant list. Eight of them were spotted in the area that burned in the Foothill Fire (September 11, 2013); six of these eight had not been seen at the BFS previously (the other two had been seen but not previously identified). The other four additions come […]