Friends of Albion Field Station

02/25/2026

If you have ever wondered what the Russian Gulch Waterfall looks like in a big storm, here you go! Zalmon, my son, and I went up there today to see what nature hath wrought!

02/20/2026

Approaching Storm from the north west and subsuquent rainbow as I got rained on. It was very cold and beautiful.

02/14/2026

Some more of my favorite Nudibrach pictures from the last six months, Enjoy and happy Sabbath!

02/08/2026

Some of my favorite tidepool finds this fall

01/03/2026

Pictures shot Sept 6, 2025. First in color, then using a UV light which reflects from plants and anything that uses Sunlight for energy.

12/28/2025

Snorkeling the Albion River and Bay. Aug 28 2025

12/19/2025

Tide pooling Albion River Aug 9 2025

12/17/2025

Some of my finds on Aug 8, Mendocino

10/27/2025

As the storm moved past Albion last evening, there was a Rainbow for about 2 minutes. Enjoy!

09/13/2025

On 8/27 and 8/29, a bear and raccoons chose to eat all our apples at Albion Field Station behind my house.Raccoons (Dates on some videos are wrong as the camera reset without my noticing. It is better than the bears getting into people's cars. A couple of years ago, someone stopped at Costco and bout a bag of Dog food to use when they got home. During the night, the bear found the car unlocked and, using his paw, opened the car door and entered the car, where it ate its fill on dog food. Fortunately, the bear did not eat the seats or break anything in the car. I do, however, suspect they will be finding dog food in small corners in the car for years. If you come to Albion, be sure to lock your car at night. I often find bear paw prints on my car doors where they have pulled on the door handle to see if the door will open.

04/20/2025

This month is a celebration for me and for the Marine environment. April 6, 2024, I found a Pycnopodia seastar. The first I had seen in at least 4 years. This month, we celebrate a full year of documenting the sestars' growth and size change. In the first picture, it was about 6cm across; it is now about 16 cm across and has more arms. I have photographed it at least 20 separate times. It is the only regularly seen pycnopodia in all of California. It is listed as critically endangered, so seeing one is rare. If you look on iNaturalist, you can see each seastar as those who look for them post their locations and hopefully their recovery.

04/01/2025

✨ Bethanee Tabura and her team created a memorable girls' retreat at PUC's beautiful Albion Field Station. Despite challenges, the weekend was filled with relaxation, reflection, and meaningful connections. We hope to make this retreat an annual tradition!💚✨

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Last year, Bethanee Tabura saw an Adventist University hold a girls’ retreat and was inspired to do the same for PUC. She appreciated and was passionate about the Albion Field Station and the…