Getting It Done: Ten Years of Measure AA Funds at Midpen
With about a third of the $300 million bond spent, Midpen has preserved more than 9,000 acres, debuted over 30 miles of new trails, and opened five new areas to...
Author Archives: Austin Price
Austin Price is a Berkeley-based writer who reports on conservation, food, and natural
history. His recent work has appeared in Sierra, Edible East Bay, Yale Environment 360, and Earth Island Journal, where he’s a contributing editor. While he was reporting on bats, his gratitude grew for all they do for us, from eating mosquitoes to pollinating Agave tequilana. He’d now call himself a bat advocate, with or without a tequila drink in hand. austinmprice.com
Bats Tell Us How Healthy the East Bay’s Habitat Is
A Bat Brigade of volunteers has been helping collect data at the "bat castle," watching when bats leave their roosts to forage.
How Healthy Is the East Bay’s Habitat?
NatureCheck assesses East Bay habitat by looking at indicator species like ground squirrels, rainbow trout, hoary bats and golden eagles. You can help!
Measuring Trout Migration From the Hills to the Sea
Annual surveys show East bay streams continue to support native fish, including Sacramento pikeminnow, Pacific lamprey, and rainbow trout.
East Bay Grasslands Are Wildlife-Rich, but Far From Untouched
Pay your respects to the Lord of the Burrows—the California ground squirrel—on whose fate many other creatures depend.
Feeling Bats
The COVID-19 pandemic has put bats in the headlines. Now’s the time to learn about their essential role in Bay Area ecology and how to live alongside them.
Meet the Bats of the East Bay Regional Park District
Eight bat species live in the East Bay parks.
