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The Xerces blue, long gone from San Francisco, became a symbol of the fight against extinctions. Now scientists are sending in a replacement to the dunes of the Presidio. Will it take?
Nick Collins is the leader of 510 Hikers, a weekly hiking group with a mission to diversify the outdoors.
As statewide funding for disease surveillance runs out this year, here’s what to look out for—and how to be a friend to your local snakes.
The East Bay Regional Park District is preparing its parks for climate change.
More than 100 different species of birds—from American bitterns to marsh wrens—have visited the native salt grass and sprawling, stubby pickleweed in the newly constructed seasonal wetland.
The quarter-inch-long, brilliantly colored Delta green ground beetle is “still a bit of a mystery,” even to experts.
Yakuta Poonawalla first hiked in the Himalayas at age 15. “My mother was one of the first people in my life who, when I came back from my treks in the Himalayas, she would say ‘નૂર, તમારા ચહેરા પર નૂર … Read more
At the Estuary and Ocean Science Center, students are learning alongside scientists like Boyer how to save our shorelines.
When she drives down the San Mateo County coast, Kellyx Nelson doesn’t see a piece of land she hasn’t touched. She sees more than 10 dams removed, 500 acres of natural and working land that support carbon sequestration, and miles … Read more
Fallen oak branches, tangles of dense undergrowth, heaps of eucalyptus bark, and packed stands of fir trees cover thousands of acres of public land in the East Bay. Scrambling to lessen the risk of wildfire and clear overgrowth, park agencies … Read more
