Deficit battles hurt Bay Area’s national parklands this summer
Closed visitors centers, fewer programs, brushy trails and dirtier bathrooms -- Washington's deficit battles will hurt the Bay Area's national parklands this summer.
Author Archives: Alison Hawkes
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.
It’s spring! Admire the hound’s tongue, and the rest
Looking to nature for signs of spring is a beloved sport among Bay Area wildlife enthusiasts. What are you noticing out there?
Beach access, Devil’s Slide and Oakland’s parks
Are landowners required to provide public access to a beach? Martin's Beach debate in San Mateo County goes to court, and more Bay Area nature news.
River otters find a fish head in Walnut Creek park
Three river otters and a fish head. You fill in the rest.
Steelhead trout flopping around in dried up Palo Alto creek
With creek water drying up, steelhead trout advocates in Palo Alto are worried about whether this year's fish will be able to spawn.
Tesla, a mini door and fire
The future of Tesla property in Livermore could be decided by year's end, and other Bay Area nature news.
White sharks, Sutro Forest and sniff dogs
Great white sharks get full legal protection under CA endangered species act as state considers official listing, and other Bay Area nature news.
How can math help solve the climate puzzle?
Mathematicians are jumping in to help sort out the underlying equations that make up the Earth's complex, and rapidly changing climate system.
Lake Merritt, CEQA and restaurant fish
Oakland officials open a channel that will one day reconnect Lake Merritt to the SF Bay, and other Bay Area nature news.
More visitors expected as Pinnacles becomes a national park
Now that it's officially on the national park circuit, Pinnacles may be seeing more visitors as diehard national park goers add the geological wonder to their bucket lists.
