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Undertold stories about science and nature in California.
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Transforming California’s Oil Platforms into Marine Sanctuaries
Beneath the surface of California’s offshore oil platforms lies some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth.
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Beneath the surface of California’s offshore oil platforms lie some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. californiacurated.substack.com/p/transformi... 🌊
We've made a ton of products for people who are proud of California's stunning nature. One way we're trying to support ourselves as a publication. Consider picking up a mug for a bird or fish loving friend. www.etsy.com/shop/Califor...
December 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
We've made a ton of products for people who are proud of California's stunning nature. One way we're trying to support ourselves as a publication. Consider picking up a mug for a bird or fish loving friend. www.etsy.com/shop/Califor...
Few people understand how deeply important Ocean upwelling is to maintaining the vibrancy of sea life off the California coast. open.substack.com/pub/californ... 🐟🌊
Upwelling, the Ocean’s Engine Beneath California’s Waters
How cold, nutrient-rich water rises from the deep to fuel marine life, fisheries, and one of the most productive coastlines on Earth
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December 13, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Few people understand how deeply important Ocean upwelling is to maintaining the vibrancy of sea life off the California coast. open.substack.com/pub/californ... 🐟🌊
Descanso Gardens’ Ancient Forest features a major collection of rare cycads, prehistoric “living fossils” from the dinosaur era. A large 2014 donation helped build one of the nation’s most diverse cycad displays. californiacurated.com/2021/04/11/d...
The Ancient Cycads: A Living Fossil Collection at Descanso Gardens
Cycads are cool to look at and examine closely, and it turns out that one of the best places in the United States to see actual living cycads in Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge. But how…
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December 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Descanso Gardens’ Ancient Forest features a major collection of rare cycads, prehistoric “living fossils” from the dinosaur era. A large 2014 donation helped build one of the nation’s most diverse cycad displays. californiacurated.com/2021/04/11/d...
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66 million years ago, an asteroid obliterated much of life on earth. One of the most groundbreaking discoveries about what happened emerged from the University of California, Berkeley, thanks to a renowned father-and-son scientific duo.
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The Plate Tectonic Revolution and How California Became the Epicenter of a Scientific Breakthrough
How a 1969 conference at Asilomar in California transformed our understanding of Earth's dynamic processes.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
66 million years ago, an asteroid obliterated much of life on earth. One of the most groundbreaking discoveries about what happened emerged from the University of California, Berkeley, thanks to a renowned father-and-son scientific duo.
californiacurated.substack.com/p/the-plate-...
californiacurated.substack.com/p/the-plate-...
66 million years ago, an asteroid obliterated much of life on earth. One of the most groundbreaking discoveries about what happened emerged from the University of California, Berkeley, thanks to a renowned father-and-son scientific duo.
californiacurated.substack.com/p/the-plate-...
californiacurated.substack.com/p/the-plate-...
The Plate Tectonic Revolution and How California Became the Epicenter of a Scientific Breakthrough
How a 1969 conference at Asilomar in California transformed our understanding of Earth's dynamic processes.
californiacurated.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
66 million years ago, an asteroid obliterated much of life on earth. One of the most groundbreaking discoveries about what happened emerged from the University of California, Berkeley, thanks to a renowned father-and-son scientific duo.
californiacurated.substack.com/p/the-plate-...
californiacurated.substack.com/p/the-plate-...
Very cool new book out. Taylor is a herpetologist and biology professor at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo: amzn.to/44f3buH
California Lizards and How to Find Them (California Herping Guides)
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December 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Very cool new book out. Taylor is a herpetologist and biology professor at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo: amzn.to/44f3buH
UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation record for the Jeffrey pine, which may now be the state's highest-altitude tree. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
A New Record for California’s Highest Tree
A UC Davis professor's pleasure hike in the High Sierra turned into a new elevation record for California's highest tree, the Jeffrey pine, which wasn't formerly known to grow at extreme elevations.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:08 PM
UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for pleasure in California's High Sierra when he stumbled upon a new elevation record for the Jeffrey pine, which may now be the state's highest-altitude tree. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
The coastal town of Palos Verdes, part of it, is slowly slipping into the ocean. What's the geology behind it? californiacurated.com/2024/09/09/t...
Unraveling the Geology Behind Palos Verdes’ Ongoing Landslide Crisis
A neighborhood threatened by landslides at Portuguese Bend on Palos Verdes (Erik Olsen) For decades, geologists and engineers have been aware that the Portuguese Bend region of Palos Verdes is pron…
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December 7, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The coastal town of Palos Verdes, part of it, is slowly slipping into the ocean. What's the geology behind it? californiacurated.com/2024/09/09/t...
What is your favorite California bird? Or fish? We made a bunch of attractive gifts for loved ones featuring California wildlife.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
What is your favorite California bird? Or fish? We made a bunch of attractive gifts for loved ones featuring California wildlife.
www.etsy.com/shop/Califor...
www.etsy.com/shop/Califor...
Looking for a great holiday gift for your California loved ones that will enrich them and help them better understand the world around them? We've got you covered: californiacurated.com/2025/11/03/t... #books 📚
Ten Essential Books About California’s Nature, Science, and Sense of Place
I’m an avid reader, and over the past decade I’ve dedicated a large section of my bookshelf to books about California—its wild side, its nature, and its scientific wonders.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Looking for a great holiday gift for your California loved ones that will enrich them and help them better understand the world around them? We've got you covered: californiacurated.com/2025/11/03/t... #books 📚
In the earliest 20th century, California was an oil powerhouse. Now, what do we do with all those offshore rigs? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UbJmv1/
California’s Accidental Reefs: What Happens When the Rigs Retire. California’s offshore oil platforms once powered a major share of the state’s economy, tapping giant fields like the Wilmington Oil Fi...
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December 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
In the earliest 20th century, California was an oil powerhouse. Now, what do we do with all those offshore rigs? www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8UbJmv1/
What should we do when California oil platforms stop producing oil?
Beneath the surface of California’s offshore oil platforms lie some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. californiacurated.substack.com/p/transformi... 🌊
Transforming California’s Oil Platforms into Marine Sanctuaries
Beneath the surface of California’s offshore oil platforms lies some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth.
californiacurated.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
What should we do when California oil platforms stop producing oil?
Darwin didn't think we could see natural selection in real time. Turns out you can, and they are doing so with Dark eyed Juncos at UCLA. californiacurated.com/2024/12/09/d...
California’s Dark-Eyed Juncos Are Quietly Evolving in Plain Sight
One of the most compelling examples of urban ecology at work is the story of the dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis), a small songbird traditionally found in mountainous forests, now thriving in urban…
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December 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Darwin didn't think we could see natural selection in real time. Turns out you can, and they are doing so with Dark eyed Juncos at UCLA. californiacurated.com/2024/12/09/d...
I love to write stories about seemingly common and boring things that actually have magical qualities. All in California, of course californiacurated.com/2025/02/24/c...
Creosote Bushes Are the Mojave Desert’s Time Travelers
In the Mojave Desert, one creosote plant known as “King Clone” is estimated to be over 12,000 years old, making it one of the oldest living clonal organisms on Earth.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I love to write stories about seemingly common and boring things that actually have magical qualities. All in California, of course californiacurated.com/2025/02/24/c...
A man in Altadena set up a camera to learn who kept tearing up the underside of his house. On November 25, he finally saw the culprit: a 550-pound black bear that had been sheltering beneath his home for more than a week.
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Black Bear, Uninvited, Moves Into California Man’s Crawl Space
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December 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A man in Altadena set up a camera to learn who kept tearing up the underside of his house. On November 25, he finally saw the culprit: a 550-pound black bear that had been sheltering beneath his home for more than a week.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Bar none, it’s one of the strangest fish in the ocean, and it’s right off the coast of California. californiacurated.com/2023/10/05/t... 🧪
Through the Looking Glass Head: The Enigmatic World of the Barreleye Fish
The Barreleye fish is the kind of creature that captures the imagination and evokes wonder about what remains undiscovered in the deep ocean.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Bar none, it’s one of the strangest fish in the ocean, and it’s right off the coast of California. californiacurated.com/2023/10/05/t... 🧪
Below California's oil rigs lie a biological bounty. www.tiktok.com/@californiac...
Below California’s industrial looking oil rigs is a biological wonderland. Scientist say it’s one of the most biologically rich ecosystems in the world. Part of a series. ##california##oilrig##biolog...
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December 2, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Below California's oil rigs lie a biological bounty. www.tiktok.com/@californiac...
How Theodore Roosevelt’s 1903 trip to California gave birth to modern conservation
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How Theodore Roosevelt’s 1903 trip to California gave birth to modern conservation
Theodore Roosevelt’s 1903 trip to California gave birth to modern conservation.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:14 PM
How Theodore Roosevelt’s 1903 trip to California gave birth to modern conservation
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There is an astounding amount of biological life beneath oil rigs in California. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8U9gSbm/
Below California’s industrial looking oil rigs is a biological wonderland. Scientist say it’s one of the most biologically rich ecosystems in the world. Part of a series. ##california##oilrig##biolog...
TikTok video by California Curated
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December 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
There is an astounding amount of biological life beneath oil rigs in California. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8U9gSbm/
Thinking of Christmas gifts for your nature-loving Californian friends? We’ve got 10 excellent books for you. californiacurated.com/2025/11/03/t...
Ten Essential Books About California’s Nature, Science, and Sense of Place
I’m an avid reader, and over the past decade I’ve dedicated a large section of my bookshelf to books about California—its wild side, its nature, and its scientific wonders.
californiacurated.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Thinking of Christmas gifts for your nature-loving Californian friends? We’ve got 10 excellent books for you. californiacurated.com/2025/11/03/t...
Western fence lizards are evolving in real time in LA and scientists are proving it. californiacurated.com/2024/10/08/t...
California’s Western Fence Lizards Are Evolving in Real-time in Response to Urbanization
Western fence lizards are an excellent local example of what called urban ecology. Urban ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment in urban areas.
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November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Western fence lizards are evolving in real time in LA and scientists are proving it. californiacurated.com/2024/10/08/t...
Just published a brand new video about scuba diving the rigs off California and the astounding amount of life that is there, as well as a very important question Californians will have to face in the near future about them. Please watch. youtu.be/uoLHh0aPV3k?...
When the Drilling Stops: Can California’s Oil Rigs Become Reefs
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November 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Just published a brand new video about scuba diving the rigs off California and the astounding amount of life that is there, as well as a very important question Californians will have to face in the near future about them. Please watch. youtu.be/uoLHh0aPV3k?...
Reposted by California Curated
Should we remove California oil rigs that are home to vast quantities of sea life? Tough question. Read on: californiacurated.substack.com/p/transformi...
Transforming California’s Oil Platforms into Marine Sanctuaries
Beneath the surface of California’s offshore oil platforms lies some of the most productive ecosystems on Earth.
californiacurated.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Should we remove California oil rigs that are home to vast quantities of sea life? Tough question. Read on: californiacurated.substack.com/p/transformi...