Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve, Big Sur Coastline
Monterey Co., CA – January 18, 2003

Big Creek has both coast live oaks (Quercus agrifolia) and canyon live oaks (at higher elevations; Q. chrysolepis). See here for details. Professor Eernisse's goal was to photograph the oaks because many of the oaks in the Monterey Bay region, and even to within 10 miles north of Big Creek, have fallen victim to a deadly pathogen (Links: 1 - 2).

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Image by D.J. Eernisse © 2003