State Parks chief: Parks need diversity, and MBAs
June 17, 2013 by Dan Rademacher
State parks chief General Anthony Jackson told East Bay park activists that his department needs MBAs and that the whole parks community needs to diversify.
About Dan Rademacher
Dan joined Bay Nature in 2004. A onetime professional cabinetmaker, he considers himself a lifelong maker of things and teller of stories. Dan has been working at the intersection of journalism and technology since, at age 16, he began learning reporting, page layout, and database design. His enduring interest in environmental issues crystallized into a career path in 1998 when he assisted former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass in a cross-disciplinary nature writing and ecology course at UC Berkeley, from which Dan received a Masters in English literature. In 1999, he became Associate Editor of Terrain, the erstwhile quarterly magazine of Berkeley's Ecology Center. In addition to editing and art-directing Bay Nature magazine, he is also Bay Nature’s chief technology strategist, fixer of broken things, and designer of databases and fancy spreadsheets. And he has even been known to leave the office and actually hike outdoors.
Contributions
What’s that western scrub-jay doing, anyway?
June 15, 2013 by Dan Rademacher
A western scrub-jay standing tall caught the eye of photographer Dave Strauss, and his photo gave us an occasion to celebrate the intelligence of jays, crows, and their relatives.
Artists cast a net for safer oceans
June 14, 2013 by Dan Rademacher
A new art installation at the Marine Mammal Center puts the focus on ghost nets — lost fishing gear that wreaks havoc in the ocean — and on what we can all do to make our oceans healthier.
Eucalyptus removal: A dilemma of habitat and history
June 12, 2013 by Dan Rademacher
The East Bay eucalyptus removal debate continues with public comment until June 17. We hear from experts on amphibians, raptors, and forest succession.
The Oakland Museum’s taxidermist: an inside view of wildlife
June 04, 2013 by Dan Rademacher
Oakland Museum taxidermist Alicia Goode has special insight into California wildlife.
Over the Hills: Orinda BART to Claremont Ave
May 28, 2013 by Dan Rademacher
This is a great introduction to the joys of transit hiking: Hop on BART at Rockridge, ride 5 minutes to …
Preservation Ranch: Big conservation, thanks to carbon credits
May 28, 2013 by Dan Rademacher
Preservation Ranch is the biggest conservation deal in Sonoma County history, and it’s part of an even bigger deal. The key to the model? Carbon credits.
East Bay hills tree removal debate catches fire
May 23, 2013 by Dan Rademacher
A plan for tree removal in the East Bay hills is open for public comment until June 17. We talk to a biologist, historian, gardener, land manager, and critic.
Oakland Museum’s new science gallery opens May 31
May 21, 2013 by Dan Rademacher
On May 31, the Oakland Museum will open its overhauled science gallery, the world’s largest museum exhibit focused on California’s habitats and wildlife.
Lake Merced Birds: A Lone Wrentit
May 14, 2013 by Dan Rademacher
Every so often I see a note from a local birder or amateur botanist that reminds me that there’s a …
