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Only 4% of the original extent of virgin redwood forests remain, & 97.5% of this is NOT protected. Most of it in the Headwaters Forest area, are under imminent threat of cutting by Pacific Lumber. Help protect these invaluable treasures!

  Old Growth Redwoods

"There are old mushroom hunters, and bold mushroom hunters, but there are no old, bold mushroom hunters." Field guides generally do not provide enough detail to differentiate toxic from nontoxic mushroom species - which look similar and grow in the same habitat during the same season!

  Want to Play - Mushroom Roulette?

Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises) display seemingly playful behavior including Breaching, Spyhopping, or Tail Slapping. They are mammals like us! who live in water, in family groups called "pods." Different species have characteristic spouts - Blue Whales have the highest spout which can rise up to 30ft!

  A Whale of a time

California Public Health Officer warns: eating wild mushrooms can cause serious illness and even death. Mushroom collectors sometimes overestimate their ability to distinguish deadly mushrooms from edible mushrooms, with potentially tragic results. Learn more.

  Leave those WILD MUSHROOMS alone!