Lovers of architecture will be surprised when they visit Mendocino California. What makes it different than some of the other small beach towns on the West Coast is that it actually has many architectural features you typically expect to find in New England. Mix that with the downtown area’s...
Purple urchins overtook California’s kelp forests in 2019. ©NatalieJean/Shutterstock.com This little purple ball of spikes contains painful toxins it will inject into prey through its sharp spines and pedicellariae. These urchins recently decimated California’s coastal kelp forests when they moved...