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.
Valentine’s Day tales from nature, guaranteed to make you blush
February 13, 2013 by Kristen Martz
It’s Valentine’s Day and we’ve got some stories to share with you about how Bay Area species do it.
San Francisco, a honeybee’s paradise
February 11, 2013 by Courtney Quirin
Why has San Francisco, of all places, become the land of milk and honey for honeybees?
Celebrating the year of the snake with Bay Area favorites
February 09, 2013 by Constance Taylor
Happy Chinese New Year! It’s the year of the snake, so we’re taking a moment to reflect on some of our Bay Area favorites.
National Trust hopes to save slice of history at state park
February 07, 2013 by Christine Sculati
Ceramicist Marguerite Wildenhain left her legacy at Austin Creek State Recreation Area in Sonoma County. What happens when the interests of art history and state parks coincide?
Sutro Sam, the river otter, getting too much attention
February 04, 2013 by Heather Mack
Wildlife experts say to leave San Francisco’s adorable river otter alone a little bit.
Making the Most of Mud
February 01, 2013 by Ariel Rubissow Okamoto
San Francisco Bay has been clearing up, but that’s not necessarily a good thing for marshes in an age of sea level rise. Those marshes need mud so they can keep up with rising tides.
Should we be worried about asbestos in serpentine rock?
January 31, 2013 by Michael Ellis
Should we worry about asbestos in serpentine rock? Yes, a bit. In California, we have North America’s largest exposures. It’s even our official state rock.
San Francisco group seeks Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights
January 30, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
A group of San Francisco nature enthusiasts want to make official every kid’s right to climb a tree, see the ocean and ride a bike.
Ebony and Ivory
January 30, 2013 by John Muir Laws
A school of fish gets trapped in a slough at ebb tide. Dinnertime for egrets and cormorants! …
The thrill of the hive: San Francisco beekeeping
January 28, 2013 by Courtney Quirin
One of San Francisco’s most prominent beekeepers produces 500 pounds of honey a year by never turning down a bee in need.
Monarch butterfly numbers are down again
January 24, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
Monarch butterflies are about half of last year’s numbers in the Bay Area. But that’s not saying all that much.
Give a nesting bird a home
January 23, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
Nesting birds are coming back to town. Now’s your chance to be a bird box landlord.
