Geology

The San Francisco Bay Area’s crazy quilt-pattern of rock formations — shaped by earthquakes — are the key to understanding the region’s landscapes. From ice-age dune sand in San Francisco to recently subsided land in the Santa Clara Valley or the veritable maze of earthquake faults in the East Bay, the geology is a fascinating blueprint of the region’s natural history.

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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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Bird Hike: To Hover or Not to Hover

Event: May 25, 2013 10:00 am

Our resident pair of White-tailed Kites that winter near the Interpretive Center actually nest closer to the West Winton trailhead.

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