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In Search of Serpentine’s Sister
Students gathered at the Siskiyou Field Institute on a cool spring day to learn from long-time SFI instructor John Roth during “In Search of Serpentine’s …
Birding on the Del Norte Coast
February 2022: A group of eleven birders convened in northern California’s Del Norte County for a weekend of searching for, and learning about, the many …
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 …