Lead bullets, abalone and nitrogen
Groups aim to make California first state to ban bullets made from lead to protect wildlife from poisoning, and more Bay Area nature news.
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.
Capeweed, a fish kill and taxes
Customs officials intercept invasive capeweed at Port of Oakland on flowers shipped from Australia, and other Bay Area nature news.
A bike race, Valero and a dog ban
America's top bike race will scale Mount Diablo in May, but it's creating a headache for organizers, and more Bay Area nature news.
Taylor Mountain, an albatross, and an urban canopy
Sonoma County gets a new park, the largest in decades, at Taylor Mountain, and other Bay Area nature news.
A treaty, a terrified coyote and ‘dogs run wild’
The San Francisco Bay estuary has been listed as a "wetland of importance" in an international treaty, and other Bay Area nature news.
San Francisco group seeks Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights
A group of San Francisco nature enthusiasts want to make official every kid's right to climb a tree, see the ocean and ride a bike.
Oakland Zoo, sneaker waves and redwood logs
The Oakland Zoo is going to take in lead-poisoned California condors for recovery, and other Bay Area nature news.
Monarch butterfly numbers are down again
Monarch butterflies are about half of last year's numbers in the Bay Area. But that's not saying all that much.
Lawns, the 49ers and beachgrass
San Francisco residents pave over front lawns for parking with disregard for need of permeable surfaces, and other Bay Area nature news.
Give a nesting bird a home
Nesting birds are coming back to town. Now's your chance to be a bird box landlord.
