
If you take a walk along the American River Parkway in the early spring after a rain, you might glimpse one of the Parkway’s more other worldly residents. Generally…

At over 8,600 feet in elevation near Carson Pass this fall, students in Dr. Baxter’s General Ecology class literally rose to the occasion to learn…

Every spring I take students in my General Ecology class to California’s vernal pools. Vernal pools are one of California’s most unique ecosystems and they…

An all-day Saturday trip this fall took Dr. Baxter’s General Ecology class from Sacramento State in the Central Valley all the way up to Carson Pass…

When you stand on top of the Sierra Nevada mountains it’s like you’ve been transported to the top of the world. So much so you…