David Carroll

San Francisco native David Carroll just embarked on a six-month sojourn in the Galapagos Islands.

Coyote Valley: Another Drive-By Extinction?

October 1, 2007 •  by

As we report in The Checkerspot Comes Home, Coyote Ridge southeast of San Jose is one of the last refuges for the endangered bay checkerspot butterfly. A good deal of that habitat is protected, but the checkerspots here should keep … Read more

The Gopher Underground

July 1, 2007 •  by

Years ago, in my mother’s garden, an ominous mound appeared: a volcano- or horseshoe-shaped pile of earth with an off-center hole, plugged with loose dirt. Her response, echoing the response of generations of frustrated gardeners, was to reach for a … Read more

The Cattle Baron and the Elk

July 1, 2007 •  by

The 19th-century cattle baron Henry Miller (not the noted California author of the same name), who once had an estate on Mount Madonna (the subject of our July-September 2007 On the Trail feature) is not generally remembered for his conservation … Read more

Visiting the San Pablo Baylands

July 1, 2007 •  by

Despite covering a large area that has abundant wildlife, the San Pablo Baylands offer few public access points, among them the following sites (listed roughly from east to west): Ponds 1/1a: These former salt evaporation ponds are now owned and … Read more

Bay Area Pond Walks

April 1, 2007 •  by

With the heat of summer not yet upon us, now is the best time to take stock of ponds all over the Bay Area. In every part of the Bay Area, there are great hikes that take you to a … Read more

Bay Trail Resources

April 1, 2007 •  by

Richmond isn’t the only place where the Bay Trail is coming together. In fact, one of the longest continuous segments of Bay Trail will open later this year at the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve. A three-mile section now under construction … Read more