Writing — bioDiversiphile

bioDiversiphile

On Juristac

On Juristac

A letter regarding the proposed Sargent Quarry at Juristac.

Conservation, Ecology, AestheticsChristian SchwarzOctober 2, 2022Juristac, Amah Mutsun, Ohlone, indigenous rights, Santa Clara County, Sargent Quarry, Sargent Hills, Pajaro Valley, EIR

Long-term Macrofungal Monitoring: The Basics

Long-term Macrofungal Monitoring: The Basics

Community Science, Ecology, Conservation, Climate ChangeChristian SchwarzJanuary 17, 2021LTMM, long-term monitoring, long term macrofungal monitoring, ecology, phenology, community science, citizen science

On the Trail of the Powdernoodle Polypore (Inonotus rickii) in CA

On the Trail of the Powdernoodle Polypore (Inonotus rickii) in CA

On the trail of Inonotus rickii in California.

Taxonomy, Fungi, BiogeographyChristian SchwarzOctober 12, 2020Pepper Grovepolypore, conidiome, asexual stage, Inonotus rickii, Ptychogaster cubensis, Schinus molle, biogeography Comment

This Is It

This Is It

Reflections on the ecology of the Big Basin Redwoods in the aftermath of the 2020 CZU Fire in Santa Cruz County.

Climate Change, Fungi, Ecology, Conservation, AestheticsChristian SchwarzSeptember 18, 2020fire, widlfire, czu fire, climate change Comments

Southern California Sky Islands in Peril – Protect Pine Mountain

Southern California Sky Islands in Peril – Protect Pine Mountain

Protect Pine Mountain from the USFS’ misguided logging plans.

Climate Change, Conservation, Philosophy of BiodiversitChristian SchwarzJuly 25, 2020Pine Mountain, Ventura County, USFS, forest service, trump, logging, Los Padres Forest Watch, LPFW

Snake Fungal Disease (SFD) is now in California

Snake Fungal Disease (SFD) is now in California

Snake Fungal Disease is now present in California (2019).

Ecology, Climate ChangeChristian SchwarzNovember 6, 2019snake, snakes, snake fungal disease, SFD, Massasauga, Timber Rattlesnake, conservation, snake conservation, herpetology, pathogen, fungal pathogen, Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, Lampropeltis, emerging disease, global warming, ecology