Fungi > Boletes
The Admirable Bolete (Aureoboletus mirabilis), historically known as the Bristle Bolete, is one of the most uniquely beautiful and celebrated wild mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. True to its scientific name ‘mirabilis’—meaning wonderful or...
Plants > Trees & Shrubs
The California Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii) is the preeminent deciduous oak of the Sierra Nevada and the cultural heart of the Yosemite Valley. Famous for its dark, checked charcoal bark, stately spreading crown, and brilliant golden-amber autumn foliage that...
Plants > Trees & Shrubs
The Pacific Madrone (Arbutus menziesii), known in Canada as the Arbutus, is the largest and most magnificent broadleaf evergreen tree native to North America. Famous for its smooth, chartreuse under-bark that reveals itself when its paper-thin cinnamon-red outer bark...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Variable Checkerspot (Euphydryas chalcedona) is a jewel-like brush-footed butterfly native to the sun-baked chaparral slopes and coastal scrublands of the Pacific Coast. True to its name, this exquisite species exhibits remarkable geographic variation in color,...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) is a dazzling, sun-loving butterfly that graces open hillsides, coastal bluffs, and mountain peaks throughout western North America. Famous for its brilliant checkerboard wings of radiant sulfur-yellow and velvet-black accented...
