Vandals destroying hundreds trees in Golden Gate Park, what would it mean to de-extinct a species?
Why would anyone be destroying young, reforested tree in Golden Gate Park? Hundreds have had their tops lopped off. And other 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.
Whale feeding frenzy in Monterey Bay, Ranch near Mt. Diablo bought for open space
Krill bloom brings in crowd of whales, including blues, into Monterey Bay, and more Bay Area nature news.
Calif. considers lead bullet ban to save condors, Tilden golf course gets green creds
CA lawmakers consider ban on lead bullets used during hunting to save condors, and other Bay Area nature news.
Millbrae mulls bird feeding ban, Calif. voters say ‘no’ to fracking
Millbrae mulls bird-feeding ban to prevent airport bird strikes, and other Bay Area nature news.
Finding biodiversity in a bucket
Famed National Geographic photographer David Liittschwager teams up to bring the power of "one cubic foot" to the masses.
Hayes Valley Farm to be replaced by housing development, Google goes green in new campus
Hayes Valley Farm in SF to be replaced by housing development, but it didn't go down without a last minute fight, and other Bay Area nature news.
Are pot farms poisoning spotted owls, can hatched salmon smell their way home?
Time for Wednesday's Bay Area nature news digest.
It’s rattlesnake season – beware!
Summer is upon us, and the rattlers are out. Or rather, you are. Which makes you much more vulnerable to running into one.
Sonoma locals reject beach parking fees, Big Basin plan short shrifts murrelets
Sonoma locals up in arms about state parks plan to charge for beach parking, and other Bay Area nature news.
The Bay Area mothers around you
Happy Mother's Day. Perhaps we can learn a thing or two from the mothers around you.
