Golden Gate Park
July 08, 2012 by Bay Nature Staff
Larger than New York’s Central Park, this impressive urban park, full of amenities (museums, gardens, playing fields, and bison) is …
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Off-leash dog harasses coyotes
May 16, 2012 by Bay Nature
After “not getting the message
” about how to behave around coyotes, San Francisco Animal Care and Control released this …
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Fake grass in Golden Gate Park worries bird advocates
December 01, 2011 by Alison Hawkes
The Beach Chalet Athletic Fields may not seem like an ecological oasis, but environmentalists are fighting a San Francisco plan to replace natural grass with artificial turf. They say the move would turn foraging grounds into the ecological equivalent of a parking lot. City officials say the fake grass is needed to help it meet growing recreational needs.
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Big Birds in the Big City
February 09, 2011 by Beth Rodio
When not visiting her hometown of Brooklyn, New York, to “perfect her accent,” Nancy DeStefanis is helping kids discover nature through San Francisco Nature Education, the grassroots environmental education organization she founded in 2000. Many programs center around the herons and egrets that nest at Stow Lake, in Golden Gate Park.
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Help for the Sparrows of Golden Gate Park
January 01, 2011 by Aleta George
Every September, people flock to Golden Gate Park’s Sharon Meadow to enjoy the arias sung during Opera in the Park. But there is another free concert at the other end of the park: the song of the Nuttall’s white-crowned sparrow. A new restoration project aims to help the sparrows sing a bit louder.
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“Never Give Up!”
January 01, 2011 by David Kupfer
Before Harold Gilliam began his weekly newspaper column in 1960, the category of environmental journalism simply did not exist. For the next 35 years, Gilliam pioneered and perfected the craft of environmental reporting. We talk to him about his career, biggest stories, and how things are different for today’s environmental journalists.
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Native Son
April 01, 2010 by Matthew Bettelheim
The Pacific Coast of North America has only one species of native turtle: the western pond turtle. Just 80 years ago, a naturalist found more than 100 of these creatures thriving along an unremarkable stretch of a local creek. Today, a similar survey turns up a fraction of that, as natives compete with plentiful escaped pet turtles and other exotics. But a new conservation plan could tip that balance, and public awareness, back in the western pond turtle’s favor.
Great Blue Herons in Golden Gate Park
June 01, 2008 by Rick Bacigalupi
San Francisco Nature Education demonstrates that big birds can make it in the big city. As you visit Golden Gate …
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150th Anniversary of the California Academy of Science
January 01, 2003 by Sara Marcellino
Founded in 1853 to survey the vast natural resources of California and beyond, the California Academy of Sciences is dedicated …
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California Quail Named Official Bird of City of San Francisco
July 01, 2001 by Marilyn Smulyan
Best known for its topknot and characteristic call—”chi-ca-go”—our state bird, the California quail, was recently named “Official Bird of the …
