Kaernefeltia (Thornbush lichens)

CHP: Hit and Run No Injuries at Old Arcata Rd and Golf Course Rd 11:32 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/jul/16/#incident-1067303">RECKLESS DRIVER &#8212; FIFTEENTH ST 11:13 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/jul/16/#incident-1067306">PATROL CHECK &#8212; 2100 block of MADRONE AV 11:11 a.m.
HIGHWAYS: Route 36 One-way Traffic Operation 11:04 a.m.
HIGHWAYS: Route 36 One-way Traffic Operation 11:04 a.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2025/jul/16/#incident-1067302">VEHICLE INVESTIGATION &#8212; 1800 Block of STROMBERG AVE 10:52 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/jul/16/#incident-1067308">VEHICLE INVESTIGATION &#8212; 200 block of W HAWTHORNE ST 10:45 a.m.

Kaernefeltia merrillii. Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Kaernefeltia is a genus of lichenized fungi within the Parmeliaceae family.

Species: Kaernefeltia merrillii (Flattened thornbush lichen)

Species: Kaernefeltia californica (Coastal thornbush lichen)