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.
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.
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?
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!
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.
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.
March 14, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
Three river otters and a fish head. You fill in the rest.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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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