Found this insect while gardening in the autumn of 2013. Would be very grateful for an ID.
Growing on a slope
Burnt bark
Next to a small road and creek
Mossy green bark
Growing on a north leaning slope
Burn marks around base
Growing in the midst of other miscellaneous plants
Growing off moss on a fallen down redwood tree
White, hard
Near river
Large, no visible burl. On ledge of stream.
Drawn to the sunshine.
Redwood sapling (unsure) found growing on another living tree near a river
Redwood sapling (unsure) found growing on another living tree near a river
Low-lying, found near a river. Intertwined with dead tree.
Subadult? Photo by Dana Cole
Halfway up the slope from creek