Nature notes
By Mike Davis, UC Davis Professor Emeritus
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Foxes in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area?
That’s a good question. More specifically, are any of the three species of foxes that live near the Yolo Basin
July 18, 2023

Pacific Chorus Frog
Everyone is familiar with this frog by voice if not by sight. The well-known krek-ek call of the Pacific chorus
June 15, 2023

Aquatic Plants and their Role in the 2021 Salmon Die-off
They’re back! What a thrill to look down from the railroad bridge in Winters on the hefty Chinook salmon spawning
April 18, 2023

Fairy Shrimp
The ancestor of fairy shrimp and relatives is found in fossils 500 million years old. Fairy shrimp branched off from this group 450 million years ago
March 1, 2023

