With the absence of enough bees, it was only good weather that saved parts of the almond crop in California this year. Photo: kacos2000/Flickr.

Bee population sinks to new lows, Berkeley’s school garden program in jeopardy

by Alison Hawkes

May 8, 2013

Time for Wednesday’s Bay Area nature news digest:

Bee population is now so low that there may not be enough to pollinate crops. [NPR]
The improbable comeback of North America’s largest inland trout. [Sacramento Bee]
Berkeley’s beloved school gardening program could be gutted because of federal cuts this year. [Bay Area Bites]
Gov. Brown says adapting to climate change will be very expensive, another reason for budget discipline. [Calitics]
City of Richmond wants to sue Chevron for damages in last summer’s refinery fire. [Contra Costa Times]
Sidewalk outside Zen Center in SF becomes first permeable sidewalk in city’s new program. [Hayeswire]
Sebastopol has a native songbird rehab center. [Santa Rosa Press Democrat]

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.