Diario de calicanthus

Shone Farm: 7450 Steve Olson Ln, Forestville, CA 95436
80 acre portion in north east, abutting Riverfront Regional Park and vineyard property.
~200-240' above sea level: mixed hardwood forest, with gentle canyons and a creek with a head-cut.
There are oaks and conifers dispersed through property with Arctostaphylos and Toxicodendron. The understory has a thick buildup of mast and is soft to walk on. Recent rains have encouraged new herbaceous growth. Most Quercus are building up their buds, kellogii have broken and have young leaves and catkins.

Returning to Shone Farm. There is a die-off occurring in the manzanitas on the northern slopes. Quercus agrifolia and Pseudotsuga mensezii are providing too much shade cover and new bud development is not stimulated. Wooded debris in creek are full of fungi, the head-cut does not appear larger, but downstream blockages look lighter than first visit. Debris might have washed away in the storm. Sequoia sempervirens saplings noted near creek banks - flags near them imply they were planted for a reason, possibly a student project or for erosion control. Arbutus mensezii twisted in long thin spindly shapes to find patches of sun that fall through canopy. Umbellularia callifornia showing blight spots near vineyard property.