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Humming Bear Springs is the latest collaborative project between artists M. Mara-Ann and Travis Ortiz. Nestled on the western slope of the California Sierra Mountains within Tahoe National Forest, Humming Bear Springs embodies their shared love of the arts, nature, and backcountry adventure. Follow along to share in their trials and triumphs of stewarding this special corner of the forest and meet some of their wild residents.
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Meet the wild and wonderful residents of Humming Bear Springs, as they navigate the cycles and seasons in the California mountains of Tahoe National Forest.
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Rains make the mushrooms pop
With heavy rains dowsing the Sierras well into late fall and early winter, and with snow arriving later than usual, we were surprised and delighted to experience the explosion of mushrooms in our forest. Everywhere we looked it seemed as if new and different varieties of mushrooms were popping up. Each morning walk produced new …
The snow is coming..
Winter is quickly approaching, and we have been working hard to construct a new well house before the first snows. The ground has begun to freeze and the frost is pushing up through the soil at night. There are still a few crickets chirping in the forest, but soon they will have all burrowed below …
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