Congrats to the Sue Meg State Park for their new signs. Located on ancestral Yurok land in northern California, the park returned to the original Yurok name. The main sign artist is Alme Allen and my brother Skip Lowry is the cultural interpreter at the park. #statepark#native
Excited to share our newest video installment. Steve Saffold, coastal #Chumash descendant and flintknapper/primitive artist, shows us how the Chumash traditionally made shell beads.
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It's not easy being green - unless you're a Baja California treefrog!
The only frog native to Channel Islands, these hoppers can change color based on air temperature and humidity, reducing the likelihood that they will become a meal for predators.
NPS / Reuven Bank
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Are you ready for Homeschool Day? It's tomorrow, Monday May 2nd. $8 at the door. Explore at your own pace, go on a guided hike, eat your picnic lunch under the oak trees. See you TOMORROW!
Homeschool Day is back, this Monday, May 2nd!! Come and explore at your own pace and ask all the ? you want from our knowledgeable docents. There will be games and activities too. $8 at the door.
Homeschool Day is back! Join us on Monday, May 2nd for a day of exploration at our museum. Join a guided hike, explore hands-on activities and games, and ask questions of our knowledgeable docents to your heart's content. $8 per person, includes kid's activity book.
Alan Salazar, a Chumash and Tatavium elder, summoned the ancestors at the beginning of the wildlife crossing ceremony. Explains why I smelled burning sage.
Settler colonialism is still happening, earth day for me means give the land back to Indigenous people who protect the land and support it. Settler colonialism seeks to exploit the land through capitalism and displacement of Indigenous people.
Tragic that P-97 was killed this morning on the 405. It shows why wildlife crossings are important and that, because of @SantaMonicaMtns research, we know his story. Support #wildlife research here: https://t.co/qRZO4EX7Al. #puma#CatsOfTwitter#cats