GETTING OUT: El Corte de Madera is full of ‘treats’
High in the peninsula hills, above Redwood City and Woodside, El Corte de Madera Open Space Preserve is another peaceful sanctuary along Skyline Boulevard. El Corte de Madera Creek and Lawrence Creek, both born from springs near the road, descend through the preserve's 2,821 thickly forested acres on the way to San Gregorio Creek and the Pacific Ocean.
Animal hoaxes on the Internet: Will WERC’s ‘aquatic opossum’ be next?
Have you heard the one about the fox that shot a hunter in Belarus? According to a story published by Reuters, an “unnamed hunter” wounded a fox, then a scuffle occurred when he tried to finish off the animal with his rifle butt. The fox resisted and pulled the trigger, shooting the man in the leg. Red flag: The fox escaped, and there were no witnesses.
