Planting in memory of MLK
What's native plant restoration have to do with MLK Day? Maybe not a whole lot, unless you spend it on the MLK Regional Shoreline planting seven varieties of wetland species.
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.
What, exactly, is in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?
From the journal of Brian Kallen, who describes his journey through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Was MLK an environmentalist?
Martin Luther King, Jr. predated the environmental movement, but his words show he respected the natural world.
Naked in the tidepools
With seasonally low tides, now's the time to head out to see arguably the most colorful critters in the Bay Area -- the nudibranchs that dwell in tidepools along the...
Why does Half Moon Bay get winter monster waves?
The Mavericks surf contest has been called for Sunday, January 20. As we wait for big kahunas to roll in, we ask why Half Moon Bay gets the legendary waves...
Killer whale, salamander tunnels and aquariums
Killer whale travels 2,000 miles in 2 weeks from Puget Sound to Point Reyes, and more Bay Area nature news.
Crabber gets $10,000 fine for setting traps in marine park
Apparently fishing in a state marine reserve is no light matter. A commercial crabber gets nabbed lowering 100 traps in a Sonoma County marine reserve.
A marvel of magnolias
Magnolias may not be native to Northern California. But the SF Botanical Garden has been conserving this endangered flowering tree, and now's the time to see them in full bloom.
Iconic Tennessee Beach arch suddenly falls into sea
And suddenly it was gone. The iconic rock arch at Tennessee Beach in Marin unexpectedly gave way, changing the view forever.
Bay Bridge, an arch and monarchs
Bay Bridge exempted from Cosco Busan rules restricting large ships from sailing in fog, and other Bay Area nature news.
