Teri Shore is a long-time environmentalist and journalist who has lived in Sonoma Valley for more than three decades. She is an avid hiker, backpacker, and wilderness advocate. As an environmental campaigner, she championed winning campaigns to preserve greenbelts and open space, create safe havens for endangered species, and clean up marine pollution for nonprofit advocacy groups.
Wild over wildflowers
Wildflowers enthrall me. Over the past three years, since I lost Stan and stopped working, I’ve become enchanted by the native wildflowers... Continue
The joy of tracking
Now that the rain is here and the ground is muddy, it is the best time of year for animal tracking in Sonoma Valley. While our local... Continue
Beavers are an ecosystem
The beaver dam is back on Sonoma Creek in Maxwell Farms Regional Park. It was washed away during last season’s storms. Last time... Continue
Beating the heat
When squirrels lay flat on tree limbs and ravens pant through their beaks, you know it is unbearably hot. I mean it’s been dangerously... Continue
The sly, beautiful trickster
On the evening of the Summer Solstice, after walking my dog and watching the sunset, I spotted a coyote trotting along the fence line... Continue
The Mayacamas
The sun set and the moon rose as we danced and gazed up at the rusty face of Hood Mountain and the rugged Mayacamas range. Honestly,... Continue
Rattlesnakes alive!
I recently had a “Full Monty” encounter with a big ol’ rattlesnake. I was hiking above Fern Lake on Sonoma Developmental Center... Continue
Lions and life
Mountain lions changed my life. In the late 1990s, a measure was put on the ballot to reverse the ban on trophy hunting of mountain... Continue
When robins abound
Everyone is seeing robins everywhere this year! Impressive flocks of the familiar rusty-breasted all-American bird are feeding on... Continue
Wildflower season is here
A flash of red springing from the forest floor or a dash of pink jutting from a rocky outcrop always stops me in my tracks. For years,... Continue
