Happy 2014! Here’s your Bay Area nature news:
- Muir Beach reopened over the weekend after 6-month closure. [Marin Independent Journal]
- California drought deepens as another year’s rains stay away. [San Jose Mercury]
- Invasive hyacinth takes its toll on delta. [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Dry year spurs new water conservation orders in 2014. [San Mateo Daily Journal]
- Santa Rosa completes key link in creek trail. [The Press Democrat]
- Marin ‘citizen scientists’ count local bird species, look for disturbing trends. [Marin Independent Journal]
- In Payton, the City bids farewell to her old friend: The Tree. [Oakland Tribune]
- Forest Service wants to salvage Rim Fire timber. [San Mateo Daily Journal]
- Shellfish ban includes entire Tomales Bay. [Point Reyes Light]
- California winter snow survey may not find much. [Daily Democrat]
- Planet likely to warm by 4C by 2100, scientists warn. [The Guardian]
- A woeful year of rainfall may bring water limits for 2014. [The Press Democrat]
- Scant December rainfall makes Marin harder to reach for endangered coho. [Marin Independent Journal]
- Stands of dead trees at Annadel State Park to be chopped down. [The Press Democrat]
- Bay Area king tides foretell future of rising sea level. [Contra Costa Times]
- Volunteer group reopens Lake Sonoma visitor center. [The Press Democrat]
- Water officials cut Russian River releases from Lake Mendocino. [Press Democrat]
- Is the West’s dry spell really a megadrought? [Sacramento Bee]
