June 18, 2013 by Bay Nature
Summer’s the time to get outside, but in California that also means steering clear of poison oak. Here are some tales of woe, and a video to help you avoid getting POed.
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.
June 17, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
CA lawmakers consider ban on lead bullets used during hunting to save condors, and other Bay Area nature news.
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.
June 14, 2013 by Alex Coltman
Three-spined sticklebacks are like stay-at-home dads, while male river otters are the deadbeats of the animal kingdom. We have a list of father archetypes to brighten your Father’s Day.
April 18, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has led a team to reestablish a population of federally endangered Sierra Nevada …
April 03, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
Peregrine falcons have returned for season No. 7 of webcasting on top of San Jose City Hall, a testament to how far …
March 14, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
An underwater camera captures footage of steelhead salmon spawning in San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto. The video footage comes …
June 17, 2013 by Jackson Mauze
A new ordinance advances coho salmon protection along Lagunitas Creek in Marin. But salmon advocates say it has too many loopholes.
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.
June 14, 2013 by Alessandra Bergamin
Bay Nature takes a trip on a training exercise where California officials show off the latest techniques in oil spill containment in the San Francisco Bay.
June 13, 2013 by Alessandra Bergamin
In the event of a major oil spill, federal officials can’t make the same mistake in California as they did during the Deepwater Horizon spill.
June 11, 2013 by Emilie Raguso
Parklets have been very popular in San Francisco. Now Berkeley is looking to start allowing them.
June 10, 2013 by Constance Taylor
Burrowing owls are finding habitat alongside the massive tech companies of Silicon Valley, thanks to an effort to show how the quizzical birds can adapt to humans when given the chance.
June 05, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
Famed National Geographic photographer David Liittschwager teams up to bring the power of “one cubic foot” to the masses.
June 03, 2013 by Alessandra Bergamin
In the heart of San Jose, a family of beavers have set up a home. Their arrival marks the first time in 150 years that beavers have been seen in the area.
May 30, 2013 by Alessandra Bergamin
California deer are suffering from an infestation of non-native lice that’s causing baldness and other health problems.
May 29, 2013 by Alessandra Bergamin
Premier night (Thursday) at the SF Green Film Festival is a film about the people who saved Marin’s coastline from development. (Interview)
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