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“I was fortunate to finally pass this bush while it was in bloom. For several years I have passed it and always admired the color of the leaves which are a light combination of gray, blue, and green wr...”
Hans, Newbury Park, Ca - June 25, 2022
“Found at at Goleta Beach. Any help in identifying its use or origin would be great. It feels almost like glass.
Thank you for your help with this inquiry!”
Angi, Goleta - June 24, 2022
“Do you have any Chumash bows or arrows on display or in the backroom archives? Do you know what plants the Chumash used for their arrows? In SoCal, the Kumeyaay used reed (Phragmitis) or arrow-weed (P...”
Kevin, San Diego - June 23, 2022
“Hi,
My seven-year-old daughter has asked me many times, "Is this a fossil?', and sadly I am never able to answer.
I have attached pics of three different rocks.
The first is from a beach in Ventur...”
Andy, Ventura - June 19, 2022
“I photographed this dead woodrat on San Marcos Foothills Preserve on May 2, 2022. I'm wondering if it is a Dusky-footed Woodrat.”
Barbara, Santa Barbara - June 15, 2022
“Hello,
I found this fish hook and petrified fish at Hendry's Beach
Is the fish hook Chumash ?”
Silvia, Santa Barbara CA - June 11, 2022
“If someone finds an insect that is a one of a kind and compeltely unknown to science, who gets to name such a find?”
Ken, Ventura - June 10, 2022
“I saw a weird bug with 8 legs and two of them were really big. It was about 2 inches long.”
Flora, Nipomo, CA - May 30, 2022
“Hi,
This guy was at our patio during a drizzling earlier morning Riviera area.
Thank you,
Ann”
Ann, Riviera, Santa Barbara - May 27, 2022
“Hi!My daughter saw an interesting beetle at school (in Temecula, California), and she asked me if I knew what type of beetle it was. She took a photo of it with her phone (please see the attached imag...”
Scott, Murrieta, California - May 20, 2022
