Douglas-fir can rival redwoods in size, reaching up to 6' in diameter. It's not a true fir, but does look like one, and its scientific name translates to “false hemlock.”

Douglas Fir Forest Communities include cedar, spruce, hemlock, California bay, big leaf maple, California coffeeberry, California hazel, red elderberry, ceanothus, poison oak, huckleberry and thimbleberry

California Bay is in the same plant family as avocados and cinnamon

Point Reyes is host to 13 species of ferns from 6 different fern families

Small, hidden meadows are good places to see deer, fox and quail

Fog and drizzle enhance color in these dark, crowded forests