Footage of elephant seal pups nursing, and more
January 08, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
Nature photographer David Cruz sent in these amazing pics and a video of nursing pups from his recent trip out to Ano Nuevo State Reserve.
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New records set in Bay Area’s Christmas bird counts
January 07, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
The annual Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count, the longest running citizen science survey in the world, has finished up in the Bay Area with some important findings.
Getting in tune with nature
January 07, 2013 by Paul Epstein
Glen Ellen resident Bernie Krause records sounds in nature to understand a habitat’s biodiversity.
Cut Off from Nature or Take the Right Cut-off?
January 05, 2013 by Paul Epstein
Another father-son geocaching adventure: Learning to love wetlands, even the ones by the highway.
Investigation finds State Parks deliberately hid some funds
January 04, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
The California Attorney General’s office releases the results of its investigation into the State Parks Department over its funding fiasco.
Kehoe Marsh and McClures Beach in Winter
January 02, 2013 by Jules Evens
Discover diverse wildlife and great sunsets, even in winter, with naturalist Jules Evens at McClure’s Beach, Point Reyes. This is his second-to-last post in a yearlong quest to hike and write about every trail at Point Reyes.
Pinnacles, trash and shipping
January 02, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
SF proceeds with enviro review of shipping trash by rail to Yuba County after groups sue, and more Bay Area nature news.
Bumblebees like flower diversity, not asphalt
January 02, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
Want to help out the bumblebee population? Get rid of asphalt and plant a diversity of flower species.
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Virginia rail peeks through reeds at Lake Merced
December 31, 2012 by Alison Hawkes
A Virginia rail made a surprise year-end appearance at Lake Merced in San Francisco.
Painting the Delta, from “frankenanimals” to finished artwork
December 27, 2012 by Dan Rademacher
When we decided to commission an original illustration for our January feature about Big Break Regional Shoreline, I did what …
