Santa Cruz cypress delisted as endangered species
Another success of the Endangered Species Act. The Santa Cruz cypress, a small evergreen, is doing well thanks to protections.
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.
fin whale dies of trauma, Marin says no to fracking
Endangered fin whale youngster died near Stinson Beach from undetermined trauma injury, and other Bay Area nature news.
A solution to ‘beepocolypse,’ shark fin ban hits legal snag
Sonoma grape-growers and bee do-gooders creating "bee patches" to combat beepocolypse, and other Bay Area nature news.
Seabird feeding frenzy off Ocean Beach, Marin favors hikers over mountain bikers
Seabirds descend by the thousands on Ocean Beach in SF to gobble up a school of fish close to shore, and other Bay Area nature news.
AT&T Park gets edible garden, who will maintain Transbay garden?
SF really is a crunchy city: AT&T Park gets edible garden behind center field wall, and other Bay Area nature news.
Flamingo turns up in Sunnyvale, “mollusk matchmaker” coaxes white abalone to spawn
A flamingo has turned up near the Sunnyvale sewage treatment plant, and local zoos say none of theirs is missing, and other Bay Area nature news.
Bay Area’s sea gull population explodes, Mt. Diablo summit deck still closed
Bay Area's sea gull population exploding, and they're munching up endangered species, and other Bay Area nature news.
East Bay Parks eyes 16 new park sites, SF curbs environmental review
East Bay Regional Parks releases its plan to potentially acquire 16 new park sites, and other Bay Area nature news.
Fires in West fueled by global warming, Muir Beach closes today
In summer heat, West Nile virus-carrying mosquitoes more active than usual, and other Bay Area nature news.
Feds conclude great whites not endangered, Oakland has new bird safety standards
NOAA concludes Pacific great white shark not in danger of extinction and doesn't warrant extra protection, and other Bay Area nature news.
