Western Meadowlark
The Western Meadowlark is brown with a short brown and white tail. The sides and the lower part of the breast are whitish with flecks of black. A black “v”…
Vernal Pools
…layer called hardpan. The water stays perched above the hardpan, where we see it in the shallow depressions called vernal pools. The pools host hundreds of species of tiny aquatic…
What Are Vernal Pools?
…atop the hardpan and is visible in the shallow vernal pool depressions. Vernal pools in California are renowned for unique plants and animals that call them home. The pools go…
Black-tailed Jackrabbit
The Black-tailed Jackrabbit is grayish-brown with large, black-tipped ears and a black streak on the top of its tail. Its long hind legs help it to run 30 to 35…