Featured Species

13 January

Endangered beetle digs in on CNLM preserve

As part of ongoing recovery efforts, 43 Ohlone tiger beetles (Cincidela ohlone) were released over two days in March 2020 at CNLM’s Santa Cruz Gardens Preserve, near Soquel in Santa Cruz County. Ohlone tiger beetles are predatory, colorful, endemic to Santa Cruz County, and federally...

29 May

Casey’s June Beetle – Surveying this elusive and imperiled species

Romina Roque | Featured Species

Coachella Valley, California On a Coachella Valley spring evening, if you are in the right place just as the twilight turns to night, you might be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a rare and endangered beetle in the lights, flying low over the ground...