Putting Open Space on the Map
If you want to know something about getting around the Bay Area, ask Larry Orman, executive director of GreenInfo Network, board chair for Bay Nature, and the first director of...
Author Archives: Ingrid Hawkinson
Ingrid Hawkinson was Bay Nature's marketing director until January 2011, when she returned to school to pursue a career in nursing.
Saving Land, From Hilltops to the Bay
For over 30 years, Lennie Roberts has been one of the Bay Area's leading voices for open space protection and against sprawl. Roberts has played a key role in many...
A Lifetime at the Garden
Lifelong Bay Area resident Stephen Edwards has run the botanic garden in Tilden Park since 1983. Well-versed in geology as well as botany, Edwards says, "My main goal in life...
Keeping an Eye on Egrets
For John Kelly, who's worked for Audubon Canyon Ranch since 1988, develops and oversees conservation research, egrets and other wetland birds hold the key to monitoring and understanding how our...
Surrounded by Nature in San Francisco
Ever since an epiphany with pickleweed in Oakland as a kid, Asha Setty has wanted to learn as much as possible about native plants. She started working for the Golden...
“Wetlands Need All the Help They Can Get!”
In 1992, Amy Hutzel started as an intern at the nature center in Alviso, in the South Bay. Since then, she's been involved in the biggest wetlands restorations on the...
Close Encounters with Bobcats
Bobcats are the favorite wildlife of Trish Carney, a San Raphael-based wildlife photographer who strives to capture the moments that convey an animal's character and spirit. And she does it...
“Nature Belongs in Our Cities”
Ruth Gravanis is a long-time advocate for the protection and restoration of San Francisco's natural ecosystems. In her efforts to preserve these precious remnants, she has volunteered countless hours with...
From Loving Land to Saving It
Not everyone can say they had a hand in preserving 30,000 acres of parkland. But longtime Bay Area resident Janet Santos Cobb can. Cobb helped pass a landmark East Bay...
Lech Naumovich Speaks Up for Plants
Lech Naumovich, conservation analyst for the California Native Plant Society's East Bay chapter and founding director of Golden Hour Restoration Institute, says if he's not outdoors half the year, then...
