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Deficit battles hurt Bay Area’s national parklands this summer

March 21, 2013 by Alison Hawkes

Closed visitors centers, fewer programs, brushy trails and dirtier bathrooms — Washington’s deficit battles will hurt the Bay Area’s national parklands this summer.

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Animal Tracking: Signs of Life

March 20, 2013 by Victoria Schlesinger

Plenty of wildlife roams the Bay Area. With help from expert naturalists, you can learn to read the messages they leave behind in their tracks and signs.

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It’s spring! Admire the hound’s tongue, and the rest

March 20, 2013 by Alison Hawkes

Looking to nature for signs of spring is a beloved sport among Bay Area wildlife enthusiasts. What are you noticing out there?

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Nature Sounds: The Sounds of Silence

March 20, 2013 by Jonah Raskin

Nature sounds make up the rich soundscapes of redwood forests, marshes, and our backyards. Learn how you can listen and help protect your local soundscape!

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Satellites to the rescue for Clear Lake algae problems?

March 19, 2013 by Dan Rademacher

Clear Lake algae problems persist, but a new effort aims to use satellite imagery to track pollution and find solutions.

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Bay Area native plants play it safe, biologically speaking

March 14, 2013 by Jacoba Charles

Bay Area plant species bloom to their own tune. Our plants are always sending something out, but they’ve also learned to play it safe.

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River otters find a fish head in Walnut Creek park

March 14, 2013 by Alison Hawkes

Three river otters and a fish head. You fill in the rest.

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Steelhead trout flopping around in dried up Palo Alto creek

March 11, 2013 by Alison Hawkes

With creek water drying up, steelhead trout advocates in Palo Alto are worried about whether this year’s fish will be able to spawn.

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Reviving the ghost of Aldo Leopold in West Marin

March 06, 2013 by Jonah Raskin

Aldo who? Mid-century environmental ethicist Aldo Leopard is finally going mainstream this year with more publicity than ever about this life and work.

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Spotting the subject of legends, the common poorwill

March 04, 2013 by David Cruz

Expert birders can go a lifetime in pursuit of the common poorwill. One Bay Area photographer recently stumbled across the subject of legends.

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Bringing life back to Mountain Lake

February 27, 2013 by Dhyana Levey

San Francisco’s only remaining natural lake has experienced dramatic changes over its 2,000 year history, and is about to see another one.

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Hayward owl cam: Up close and personal with barn owls!

February 25, 2013 by Constance Taylor

A family of barn owls at Hayward’s Sulphur Creek Nature Center are the starts of an owl-cam: see baby owls hatching, feeding, and being their cute selves!

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Santa Rosa’s Taylor Mountain throws open the gates

February 22, 2013 by Dan Rademacher

Santa Rosa gets a brand-new park this weekend. Taylor Mountain, above the Roseland neighborhood, is a great hiking spot and a model of park planning.

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More visitors expected as Pinnacles becomes a national park

February 21, 2013 by Alison Hawkes

Now that it’s officially on the national park circuit, Pinnacles may be seeing more visitors as diehard national park goers add the geological wonder to their bucket lists.

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