Joseph D. Grant Park, one of the few places where there are trees in San Jose. Photo: iandoh/Flickr

San Jose mostly tree-less, Yosemite expands parkland

by Alison Hawkes

April 24, 2013

Hello Wednesday! Your Bay Area nature news digest:

Only 15 percent of San Jose has trees, according to study using laser tree trackers. [San Jose Mercury News]
First expansion of Yosemite in more than 70 years happen. [Associated Press]
Wood burning reason why Marin’s air quality rated a “C” in soot levels. [Marin Independent Journal]
Yosemite tops the nation as park where people getting high on something other than nature alone. [SFist]
Concrete barrier on San Franciscquito Creek being removed to enhance coho salmon migration. [Peninsula Press]
Falling fruit map shows where to forage for food around world, including Bay Area. A good thing? [Bay Area Bites]

About the Author

Alison Hawkes was a Bay Nature editor from 2011-2017. Before Bay Nature she worked in journalism for more than a decade as a former newspaper reporter turned radio producer turned web editor with each rendition bringing her closer to her dream of covering environmental issues. She co-founded Way Out West, a site dedicated to covering Bay Area environmental news.