Sometimes called the canary in Southern California's proverbial coal mine, the coastal California gnatcatcher with its kitten-like mew of a call is a prime indicator of ecosystem health. In the ...

Coastal populations of the western scrub-jays are confiding, tame, and easily seen. Interior populations are more secretive and often are seen darting from bush to bush or are simply heard giving ...

Coastal sage scrub is composed of low-growing, drought-deciduous, and succulent plant species such as coastal sagebrush, California buckwheat, prickly pear, cholla, and various species of sage. RANGE: ...