Finding biodiversity in a bucket
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.
Latest from Marin Headlands
Point Bonita YMCA
July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature
Since 1977, the Point Bonita YMCA has been conducting environmental education programs at the Marin Headlands. The group also does in-school programs and offers facilities for conferences and retreats.
Marin Headlands (GGNRA)
July 08, 2012 by Bay Nature Staff
This park has it all: miles of trails, hills, cliffs, beaches, forested valleys and spectacular views of the coast, San …
A Trip to the Headlands with Doris Sloan, Rock Star
November 17, 2011 by Rick Bacigalupi
Take a trip to the world-famous Marin Headlands, and back in time a few many million years, with Doris Sloan, …
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Tag, You’re It!
October 04, 2011 by Erik Vance
The hawk trackers of the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory go way beyond birding: These citizen scientists take to the highways and back roads, following radio-tagged birds that may roam just to the next valley, or all the way to Mexico. Along the way, the hawk trackers have contributed much to our knowledge of these well-traveled birds.
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EndangerBus Feature: Mission Blue Butterfly
December 23, 2010 by Bay Nature Staff
If you’re lucky some spring day in a few small patches of land near San Francisco, you may catch the glint of a male mission blue butterfly’s iridescent wings. If you are so fortunate, thank the determined conservationists who’ve been working to protect a small butterfly from big threats.
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Fall Hawk Watch, Open During Construction
October 01, 2010 by Aleta George
Every year for more than a quarter century, the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory has presided over fall hawk watch in the Marin Headlands, when thousands of raptors migrate by, and thousands of people gather to watch. This year, road construction has the hawk watchers shifting slightly, but still out in force.
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GGRO’s 25 Years Getting to Know Raptors
October 19, 2009 by David Carroll
2009 marks the 25th anniversary of the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory, the Marin-based organization that tracks the movements of birds of prey over the Marin Headlands. Since 1984, more than 1,500 volunteers have logged 40,000 hours alongside staff and scientists to monitor raptors along one of West Coast’s most trafficked migratory routes.
Otter Chaos!
July 01, 2007 by John Muir Laws
The adorable river otters of Rodeo Lagoon, in the Marin Headlands, don’t seem so cute and playful when they take down a brown pelican.
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Exploring the Marin Headlands
July 01, 2003 by Matthew Bettelheim
To familiarize yourself with all the Marin Headlands have to offer, start at the National Park Service’s Marin Headlands Visitor …
