Commentary: Nature’s Signs Point Toward Big Winter
From the San Francisco Chronicle, in Tom Steinstra’s Outdoors column:
“The ancient Ohlone used the oak trees – going by when they dropped their acorns in the fall – to forecast weather for the coming winter in the Bay Area. To the north, the Wintu watched the bears, and how early, shiny and thick they grew their winter coats.
“By that logic and other observations last week, the Bay Area, Sierra Nevada and other parts of Northern California are in for a big winter with plenty of rain and snow.”
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