Bay Area native plants play it safe, biologically speaking
March 14, 2013 by Jacoba Charles
Bay Area plant species bloom to their own tune. Our plants are always sending something out, but they’ve also learned to play it safe.
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Finding my Charlie Brown perfect at San Pedro Headlands
November 27, 2012 by Alison Hawkes
The San Pedro Headlands offers up the ultimate solution in “sustainable” Christmas trees — restoring coastal scrubland by removing Monterey pine. My tree was a little short of perfect, but one to remember. (Alison Hawkes)
Marine vomit threatens Drakes Estero
November 26, 2012 by Heather Mack
“Marine vomit” can be as vile as it sounds. The invasive marine invertebrate is fueling the debate about the future of Drakes Estero in time for this week’s ruling on oyster farming.
San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project
July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature
The Invasive Spartina Project is a coordinated regional effort among local, state and federal organizations dedicated to preserving California’s extraordinary coastal biological resources through the elimination of introduced species of Spartina (cordgrass).
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Watch Out for Invading Sea Lavender
July 01, 2011 by Aleta George
Advocates for native plants and wetlands say now is the time to worry about Algerian sea lavender, an invasive plant that barely has a toehold at the moment. If it spreads, it could become a major problem. But for now, it’s a test case for the Bay Area Early Detection Network, which aims to help eradicate invasives before they become intractable.
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Of Mice and Birds at the Farallones
May 26, 2011 by Juliet Grable
U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials extended to June 10 the deadline for accepting public comments on a controversial proposal to eradicate nonnative house mice on the Southeast Farallon Islands. Opponents cite concerns that the poisons will endanger a range of wildlife on or near the islands, while proponents say the project will help threatened seabirds and the island ecosystem.
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Feds Seek Comment on Farallones Mouse-eradication Plan
May 11, 2011 by Juliet Grable
Now extended through June 10, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking comment on a plan to use rodenticides to eradicate non-native house mice from the South Farallon Islands. Officials say the mice threaten nesting seabirds, but critics charge that the effort could actually endanger birds on the island.
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The Crazy Broom Lady of the Oakland Hills
January 01, 2011 by Wendy Tokuda
Longtime television anchorwoman Wendy Tokuda now spends many days in the East Bay hills, finding endangered manzanitas and communing with pileated woodpeckers. All because of her obsession with an invasive weed called French broom. And her years of effort are paying off.
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Ground Invasion
October 01, 2010 by Daniel McGlynn
Heading out before dawn to trap wild pigs is one of the more unpleasant responsibilities of open space management in the Bay Area. But across the East Bay and much of the Bay Area, these descendants of farm animals and introduced wild boars have proliferated and become a force whose impact on native plants and animals can’t be ignored. Wild turkeys, also brought in for hunting, aren’t far behind.
