tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post6997608915650240239..comments2023-04-28T04:10:44.539-07:00Comments on My Back 40 (Feet): Kelp Compositionschuck b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-77235643006884682172011-03-27T20:07:01.903-07:002011-03-27T20:07:01.903-07:00Love these pictures and the ones from your two Men...Love these pictures and the ones from your two Mendocino posts...hope you were doing something fun in Seattle! Did you stop in Portland?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-36096286070146719142011-03-27T19:02:04.018-07:002011-03-27T19:02:04.018-07:00um- that algae or "turkish towel" is nas...um- that algae or "turkish towel" is nasty looking! And yet I'm totally fascinated by it....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03056395799217097118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-18724657288199533242011-03-27T15:44:47.636-07:002011-03-27T15:44:47.636-07:00. . . Lisa and Robb . . .: Thank you for that tip!.... . . Lisa and Robb . . .: Thank you for that tip!<br /><br />queerbychoice: I've heard things like the warmer temps down there have really upped the urchin population who chew away the holdfasts and cause the kelp to wash up on the beach.<br /><br />Kaveh Maguire: I know Crescent City's harbor took another hit, but I hadn't heard about Fort Bragg too. Geez! The news videos of the chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-26530271479234995702011-03-27T10:57:53.387-07:002011-03-27T10:57:53.387-07:00I think the pink stuff is commonly known as "...I think the pink stuff is commonly known as "Turkish Towel."Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-18229053511234041422011-03-27T09:51:44.102-07:002011-03-27T09:51:44.102-07:00That's a lot of kelp by Northern California st...That's a lot of kelp by Northern California standards, but not a lot at all by Southern California standards in recent years. They have an invasive kelp species that's been gradually making its way up the coast. You may soon start seeing Northern California beaches routinely a lot more covered in kelp than this:<br /><br />http://www.physorg.com/news166461000.html<br /><br />Here is a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8759330860236504280.post-71625472920578218972011-03-27T08:35:20.284-07:002011-03-27T08:35:20.284-07:00Probably a result of the tsunami. I know Noyo harb...Probably a result of the tsunami. I know Noyo harbor in Fort Bragg got hit pretty hard.Kaveh Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415126992728047743noreply@blogger.com