On Wednesday, January 28, FOLC & BLM King Range’s Lost Coast Lectures series continues with Paul Wilson and his talk, Discovering Mosses and Liverworts with examples from Humboldt County. Paul was a professor of ecology and evolution at Cal State Northridge and currently serves as President of the North Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society. In this presentation, he’ll discuss the extraordinary and little-known world of mosses and liverworts, highlighting local examples from Humboldt County. The approximately 60-minute lecture will begin at 6pm with Q&A afterwards.

The photo is a rarely seen Buxbaumia piperi, photographed in the King Range in June 2025.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE LECTURE RECORDING -recorded on January 28, 2026

* Handout PDF – Bryophtyes of the Mattole –  available HERE