Here’s your Friday Bay Area nature news:
- Driest year ever in California sparks fire and water fears. [USA Today]
- Bay Area’s bird count affected by drier weather. [The Press Democrat]
- Yosemite fire debate over harvesting burned trees. [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Delta tunnels plan’s true price tag: As much as $67 billion. [San Jose Mercury]
- Clues sought for sea star die-off. [Scientific American]
- King Tides a preview of coming sea rise. [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Tree that inspired Jack London won’t come down as scheduled. [Associated Press]
- Pfeiffer fire burned 34 homes total in Big Sur. [SFist]
- 20th winter no-burn day scheduled for Friday. [The Press Democrat]
- Introducing distinctive California native plants. [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Endangered species could be most impacted by rising seas. [Grist]
- Live in SF? Don’t dump your Christmas tree, put it out to be recycled in January. [San Francisco Appeal]
- Folsom mandates 20 percent cut in water use for residents. [Sacramento Bee]
