The Outer Sunset, San Francisco. Photo: duluoz cats/Flickr.

Lawns, the 49ers and beachgrass

by Alison Hawkes

January 24, 2013

This week’s Bay Area nature news:

San Francisco residents pave over front lawns for parking with disregard for need of permeable surfaces. [San Francisco Chronicle]
Losing 49ers will cost San Francisco $3.4 million for city parks and open space. [San Francisco Examiner]
Bay Area water agencies gain power to reject plans to remove Hetch Hetchy reservoir, even if approved by SF voters. [San Francisco Examiner]
San Rafael assemblyman calls for statewide ban on plastic bags. [Marin Independent Journal]
Herring make their way en masse to Marin shores. [Marin Independent Journal]
How the barn owl became Berkeley’s official bird. [Berkeleyside]
Point Reyes ranchers upset with NPS plan to remove non-native beachgrass. [Point Reyes Light]

About the Author

Alison Hawkes was a Bay Nature editor from 2011-2017. Before Bay Nature she worked in journalism for more than a decade as a former newspaper reporter turned radio producer turned web editor with each rendition bringing her closer to her dream of covering environmental issues. She co-founded Way Out West, a site dedicated to covering Bay Area environmental news.