Getting Outside: Good for All Ages
April 29, 2013 by Beth Slatkin
Inspired by her grandparents’ love of the outdoors, South Bay biotech executive Anne Ferguson founded an organization that helps older …
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Beth Slatkin is Bay Nature's marketing and outreach director.
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Springing Forward into Nature
February 14, 2013 by Beth Slatkin
One constant of Cindy Spring’s ever-changing life path has been her longstanding commitment to live her values. A one-time news …
Getting People Outside
November 28, 2012 by Beth Slatkin
In a previous era, Michael Closson might have been a pioneer outdoorsman in the Sierra Nevada. Now he’s simply an …
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Scouting For Preservation Opportunities
November 05, 2012 by Beth Slatkin
From a boy scout catching frogs to a leader in open space conservation, Sonoma Land Trust’s Ralph Benson has been taking calculated risks — and realizing considerable success.
Amy Meyer: “All our gains are temporary”
October 15, 2012 by Beth Slatkin
An interview with the “Mother of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area.”
Bringing an Environmental School to Light
October 04, 2012 by Beth Slatkin
During her two years at the Environmental Protection Agency designing the first Energy Star programs, Cyane Dandridge lamented not being …
High Plains Drifters
August 10, 2012 by Beth Slatkin
My current beach reading has the usual ingredients: a steamy love triangle, a pitched battle between mortal enemies, and colorful …
A West Marin Walkabout
June 22, 2012 by Beth Slatkin
Jules Evens has lived next to the Point Reyes National Seashore for most of his four decades in the Bay Area. With the park’s 50th anniversary at hand, Jules decided to honor this milestone by trekking every one of of the Seashore’s 154 miles of trails on foot.
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The Unnatural Beauty of Salt Ponds
March 30, 2012 by Beth Slatkin
Water – its origins, its conservation, its scarcity – shapes the art of South Bay multimedia artist Linda Gass.
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On touching a sea squirt, and other adventures with nature
February 22, 2012 by Beth Slatkin
Inspired by a teaching stint with inner-city kids 20 years ago, English-born teacher Mandi Billinge founded an organization that gives thousands of Bay Area children their first hands-on experience with nature.
