openspacer:
View towards the boat landing across the dried out lake bed at the south end of Searsville Lake.
openspacer:
View towards the dam across the dried out lake bed at the south end of Searsville Lake
openspacer:
View towards the dam across the dried out lake bed at the south end of Searsville Lake
openspacer:
View towards the dam across the dried out lake bed at the south end of Searsville Lake
openspacer:
Dried-out south end of Searsville Lake. View east, towards Big Inlet.
openspacer:
*Ludwigia peploides ssp. peploides, CALIFORNIA WATER PRIMROSE.
openspacer:
two non-native* species dominate the recently dried lake bed
openspacer:
two non-native* species dominate the recently dried lake bed
openspacer:
Azolla filiculoides AMERICAN WATER FERN
openspacer:
Stuck in the mud!
openspacer:
Dawn's muddy shoe and pants.
openspacer:
Ardea herodia, GREAT BLUE HERON rests with its catch atop oak
openspacer:
View towards the dam across the dried out lake bed of Searsville Lake.
openspacer:
This drying puddle appeared to be covered with Lemna sp. DUCKWEED.
openspacer:
Many tiny insects (leafhoppers?) flew up as we walked across the drying lake bed.
openspacer:
Plebjus acmon, ACMON BLUE.
openspacer:
Plebjus acmon, ACMON BLUE - underside
openspacer:
View north towards dam from dried area east of boat landing.
openspacer:
Dried-out south end of Searsville Lake, seen from delta of Corte Madera Creek.