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.
Wednesday’s nature news digest has arrived! Who’s the highest mercury polluter in Bay Area? A Cupertino lime mine, which released 260 lbs into air in 2011. Air regulators are cracking down. [KQED News Fix] If you believe the birds – … Read more
What does South Africa and Sonoma County have in common? Both suffer from debilitating shortages of public funds for parks. In the aftermath of the California state parks crisis, parks advocates in Sonoma County are scouting around for enterprising ideas … Read more
Happy Monday! Here’s your nature news digest. Central coast sea otter population is plateauing. Could it be because of their specialized diet? [KQED] When Santa Rosa slashed parks budget, retiree became one park’s ad hoc gardener. [Santa Rosa Press Democrat] … Read more
Happy Monday news digest: Rich people have a lot more trees than poor people, according to research into “green” income inequality. The U.S. Forest Service and other groups are taking notice and trying to bridge the green divide so that … Read more
What’s in a name? A new bill passed today in Sacramento changes the name of California Department Fish & Game to “Fish & Wildlife.” It may sound symbolic more than anything else. But the bill’s author, Assemblymember Jared Huffman, D-San … Read more
Your Wednesday news digest: The Franciscan manzanita, discovered in the Doyle Drive project as the last remaining wild specimen of its species, is now listed as endangered. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service made the decision and in so doing … Read more
Work in a tall building? Here’s something you can do this fall for birds. Get your building manager to participate in the Lights Out for Birds program to reduce the numbers of bird collisions into tall buildings during the fall … Read more
Bringing you a bit of news on Friday. Happy Labor Day! It comes “once in a blue moon” — and that happens to be tonight. A rare blue moon will light up the sky. It won’t actually be blue. The … Read more
Your Wednesday news digest. Enjoy! A bobcat kitten may be the most photogenic victim of the fire that’s been raging in the Plumas and Lassen national forests. The kitten followed firefighters after turning up dazed and with troubled vision. She’s … Read more
What the Vaux swift lacks in size it makes up for in numbers. The smallest species of the swift family has chosen a chimney at a boarding school in Healdsburg as the spot to rest for a few days and … Read more
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