Here’s your Friday nature news digest:
- Townsend’s big-eared bat could get added protection from the state. [Marin Independent Journal]
- Cities struggle as reservoirs dry up. [Press Democrat]
- Avians soar on Marin Headlands birdwatching tour. [Marin Independent Journal]
- UCSC study finds coyotes developing taste for marine life. [Santa Cruz Sentinel]
- Scientists focus on harbor seals as samplers of the environment. [Santa Cruz Sentinel]
- Local officials want to keep more water in Lake Mendocino. [Press Democrat]
- Ranchers running out of feed and water options. [Press Democrat]
- Sierra snow one-fifth of normal as California dry spell lengthens. [San Jose Mercury]
- Western burrowing owls are back on Berkeley marina. [Berkeleyside]
- UC Davis professor offers beer for butterflies, all in the name of science. [The Reporter]
- Water flows in the American River will soon be lower than anyone has seen in a generation. [Sacramento Bee]
- Delta fish populations slump further. [Central Valley Business Times]
- Marc Levine calls for moratorium on fracking. [Marin Independent Journal]
- UC Berkeley study finds carbon emissions in suburbs dwarf those in cities. [Huffington Post]
- Marin county officials ask feds to limit visitors at Muir Woods. [Marin Independent Journal]
- Debating the future of urban parks: what’s the next big idea? [Huffington Post]
- Sonoma County Water Agency launches conservation effort. [Press Democrat]
- Occidental’s secluded, grove of the old trees, increases to 33 acres. [Press Democrat]
- Despite California drought, chances for water bond are evaporating. [San Jose Mercury]
- Environment California urges for more funding for national parks in Marin. [Marin Independent Journal]
