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Marin parks get more money, Annadel tamps down “outlaw” trails

April 15, 2013 by Alison Hawkes

Marin adds $5.2 million to county parks budget thanks to voter referendum last fall, and other Bay Area nature news.

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Iconic tree at Mount Davidson topples over

April 11, 2013 by David Cruz

The dead eucalyptus had its admirers and opponents. Now it’s gone forever.

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Presidio to add green space, CEQA changes politically dead?

April 08, 2013 by Alison Hawkes

Presidio expanding its parkland with new green space over Doyle Drive tunnels that will connect to Crissy Field, and other Bay Area nature news.

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GGNRA mulls plastic water bottle ban

April 04, 2013 by Alessandra Bergamin

GGNRA is under pressure to join growing number of national parks that ban the sale of plastic water bottles.

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Sea lion pups, pot farming and tree-sitters

April 03, 2013 by Alison Hawkes

“Unusual morbidity event” among sea lion pups this year, and other Bay Area nature news.

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Bees, bee-killing and Marin creeks

April 01, 2013 by Alison Hawkes

Hives run out of room, bees swarm. Time to call your friendly, local beekeeper, and other Bay Area nature news.

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Dinosaur eggs on Point Reyes Estero Trail?

March 29, 2013 by Dan Rademacher

Tim Hastings wrote to us wondering about “many large round, almost ‘dinosaur-egg’ like rocks dotting the muddy sands” when he

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How do you make a teeny hummingbird chick comfy?

March 28, 2013 by Constance Taylor

Imagine fitting your little eggs inside a nest the size of a golf ball? Hummingbirds are back, and raising the next generation.

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Bird of the week: Marshmallicious delicious

March 28, 2013 by Alison Hawkes

It’s spring nesting season, but apparently there’s a lot of confusion around Easter time about one particular bird.

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Firefighters, bottled water and an armored beach

March 27, 2013 by Alison Hawkes

Even firefighters think California should discontinue flame retardants in furniture, and more Bay Area nature news.

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