The Diablo Range is a biodiversity hotspot harboring numerous rare, endemic, or disjunct species. Here are some of the plants and animals you can find there.
Eric Simons
The Spine of California
Is the Diablo Range the next great California conservation story?
Park Closures and Openings
Some ideas for places to visit where you can keep a social distance.
It’s a Dry Heat
What happens in an always warm world when it doesn’t rain for an unusual amount of time?
Save the Redwoods Reaches Deal for 564-Acre Cascade Creek Forest Near Año Nuevo
Save the Redwoods League has agreed on a deal to acquire 564 acres of redwood forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains, creating a new connection from Big Basin to Año Nuevo State Parks and protecting the headwaters of Cascade Creek. … Read more
A New Alpha Coyote Takes Over in San Francisco’s Presidio
After a ferocious battle, the new coyote pair stuck around and the old one had gone.
A Nature Trail Across San Francisco
The Crosstown Trail connects Candlestick Point to Lands End, taking in some of San Francisco’s most beautiful natural areas along the way.
As the Sea Rises and Climate Changes, a Bay Area City Approves 469 Single Family Homes On a Bayshore Flood Zone
Update Nov. 15, 2019: This story has been revised to reflect the city’s vote on Thursday, Nov. 14 to approve the project. Planners, climate scientists, and environmentalists generally agree that two of the most critical measures California should take to … Read more
The Largest Land Sale in California
An ecological history of a massive ranch for sale in the Bay Area.
Bay Nature and the ‘Defining Story of Our Time’
Bay Nature has joined “Covering Climate Now,” a global collaboration of more than 250 media outlets this week to boost coverage of climate change. As organizers Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope wrote in the Columbia Journalism Review, this is “the … Read more