Tag Archives: Point Arena – Stornetta Lands

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Last Saturday we received some blessed rain, a quarter of an inch. Of course it came during the nature walk at the Discover the Lands even on the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands.  Justine Rosenthal and Janine Johnson took the walk from Point Arena City Hall to the Mendocino College Field Station. It was near the Field Station in a group of Bishop Pines when they found this beauty, one of the choice edible mushroom here on the coast - a Boletus edulis, King Bolete. That yellow plate is a dinner plate!

It's what's for dinner!

Thanks to Justine and Janine for allowing me to share their photo with you here.

No more mushrooms until we receive some rain. It's too dry now. We are waiting for our power to be turned off in advance of the high wrong-way winds forecast for tonight. I may not be able to post for a while. I can tell you that today is absolutely lovely here. May that continue hold true.

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Big, fat swells are rolling in today in advance of several storms. Bob Rutemoeller recently photographed some big surf off the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands.

You can see the beautiful Point Arena Lighthouse in the background. The Lands, and the Lighthouse, are such a gift for locals and visitors alike.

Thanks to Bob for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

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Margaret Lindgren has an ideal job. She created the tour company, Unbeaten Path Tours. She loves the Mendonoma coast and gets to see nature up close and personal nearly every day. Recently she led a tour at the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands. Look at the beautiful day they had!

You can see the Lighthouse in the far distance. Margaret also photographed a colony of Brandt's Cormorants. The young ones are the brown ones.

Margaret and her tour also spotted a California Sea Lion, which she said was quite unusual for that particular spot. It was just headed into the water.

The Lands never disappoint - there is always something beautiful and/or interesting to see.

Thanks to Margaret for allowing me to share her photos with you here. To learn more about taking a tour with her - and I highly recommend it! - here is her website: https://www.unbeatenpathtours.com/

We had a nice, drenching rain last night. We received 1.85 inches at our place in Anchor Bay. So far we have received 2.40 inches of rain. Today is warm and humid! Can edible mushrooms be nearly at hand?

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Rick and Teresa Denniston were out on the Point Arena-Stornetta Public Lands recently. One of their sightings was this flock of Brown Pelicans migrating north just over the bluffs. Rick said Teresa, pictured on the bluff, was wishing she could fly too.

A fun photo for you on this breezy June day here on the Mendonoma coast. Thanks to Rick for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

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Mary Sue Ittner photographed these Coast Lilies, Lilium maritimum, on the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands recently.

These native wildflowers are endemic to the north coast of California, from San Francisco north. So we appreciate these lovely flowers even more. They should never be picked, as the flower head turns into a seed pod. Just enjoy their beauty if you are fortunate enough to see some.

Thanks to Mary Sue for allowing me to share her photo with you here.