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Sounds of Winter
https://youtu.be/Xl4fVPK49zA Last winter I had the opportunity to work with our SnowSchool partner, Winter Wildlands Alliance, on creating a video to be part of their …
Fall Foraging with SFI
Fall is a traditional time of harvest, but this harvest isn’t limited to crops grown on manmade farms. The forests and fields of our valleys …
From Novice to Naturalist with SFI
On September 13th, student Lynn Ransford officially met all the requirements to be recognized as a Siskiyou Naturalist by SFI, a certification she originally started …
Joining the ‘Pet Rock Show’
A generous (and much needed) rain didn’t deter a small, but eager group of students from getting to know the stories of some of their …
On Conifers & Climate
Students struck out into the diverse forests of SFI’s property this month to learn all about ‘Montane Conifers: Identification, Measurements, and Responses to Climate.’ Our instructors, Lucy …
Great Basin Butterflies
By SFI butterflies instructor Dana Ross A visit to Steens Mountain and the Alvord Desert is always worth the time and effort. This past July, …
Early in the Field
Spring is about to awaken at Siskiyou Field Institute. While young students are learning about our watershed at Mt. Ashland SnowSchool, preparations are under way …
MACROLICHENS
Hello, Rose here! Like your lichens? When I arrived at SFI, I knew zilch about lichens. Before I left SFI, I learned how important lichens …
Artful Butterflies and Moths by Goly Ostovar
I look forward to the Butterflies of the Siskiyou Region workshop each year, It is a fun way to learn about butterflies and moths at a comfortable …
Cladonia lichens and Dr. Seuss
SFI will again offer “Delving into the Lichen Genus Cladonia” with Dr. Daphne Stone on April 11-12, 2017. By Kathleen Pyle, SFI Program and Marketing …