Here’s your Friday Bay Area nature news:
- More than a dozen orcas put on a ‘killer’ show in the Monterey Bay. [San Jose Mercury]
- Feds unveil 50-year SF Bay wetlands restoration plan. [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Bay Area scientists design fire-detecting satellite. [Oakland North]
- Falcon found over summer released after successful feather implant procedure. [The Daily Journal]
- Negotiations ordered in Petaluma’s Lafferty Ranch fight. [The Press Democrat]
- Two million native oysters in bay mark first major success of bringing back the species. [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Yosemite sequoia grove to receive $24M restoration. [The Sacramento Bee]
- State wildlife officials are investigating how 2 endangered California condors died after being found in water tanks. [The Press Democrat]
- Stornetta Public Lands in Mendocino County may be added to California Coastal National Monument. [Contra Costa Times]
- North Coast reservoirs in need of rain. [The Press Democrat]
- San Jose biogas facility will turn food waste into energy. [San Jose Mercury]
- Top climate scientists call for fracking ban in letter to Gov. Jerry Brown. [Contra Costa Times]
- Marin’s Marine Mammal Center plans Hawaii hospital to help monk seals. [Marin Independent Journal]
- Warriors Arena Gets Less Tall, More Grass. [SFist]
- Raptors suspected in Audubon nesting failure. [Point Reyes Light]
- New federal program designed to help prepare for droughts. [San Francisco Chronicle]
