Comments on: Fields of goldfields

By: dianneglave

dianneglave — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:08:53 +0000

always like to read a blog that provides a bit of science that a layperson like me can understand. thank you.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:17:10 +0000

The pines were fertilizing the soil around them with their litter. Nothing wrong with that, but the Oakland serpentine grounds are a small fraction of their original size, and what’s left needs a bit of care to look its best. In other places, I think planting trees is a great thing. To many people, a serpentine field doesn’t look as prosperous as a forest (not saying that you felt that way, Jef). When the Crestmont neighborhood was allowed to wipe out the western part of the habitat there was less appreciation of the serpentine biome, and I imagine the planners and builders thought they were doing the land a favor.

Ingrid, thanks for the link, and welcome first-time visitors.

By: Jef Poskanzer

Jef Poskanzer — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:14:04 +0000

I think I planted one of those non-native pines, for Tu Bishvat.

By: Bay Nature

Bay Nature — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 17:06:22 +0000

My name is Ingrid, and I work for Bay Nature magazine. This is gorgeous (the goldfields, I mean). I posted a link to this on our facebook page. We’ve been working on a couple of geology articles for the July issue – one on the rocks of Berkeley, and one on the rocks of Salt Point. Cool!

Love your blog!

ingrid@baynature.org