The camping shortage is brutal, and the latest federal lands chaos doesn’t help. Streamlined permitting could help more Californians go camping—and rural landowners to care for their properties.
Author Archives: Jesse Greenspan
Jesse Greenspan is a Berkeley-based freelance journalist who writes about history, science, and the environment.
Conservation
In Search of the East Bay Mystery Snake
The Alameda whipsnake is a true local. Yet it remains a stranger to us—which makes protecting it trickier.
Wild Billions
The Epic Saga of the Verna A II, a Shoreline Menace No More
A derelict fishing vessel has finally been removed from a Sonoma County beach, after nine years. Waiting to do the cleanup more than doubled the cost.
Spring Issue 2025
How Molok Luyuk Got Its National Monument Designation (and Not Windmills)
At first it was labeled a wind energy resource area. Then all the wind companies walked away.
Latest Stories
What’s in Prop. 4, the $10B Climate Bond on the Ballot
Climate change is already costing us a bundle. Supporters say the measure will save money in the long run. Opponents call it a ‘hodgepodge.’
Fall Issue 2024
A Trip to the Farallones, to See Birds on the Edge
A journalist takes a rare trip to the Farallones, to see how the more than half a million seabirds that breed there each year are doing.
Conservation
Don’t Make Them Cross the Road
Once a tough sell, wildlife crossings are now proliferating in the Bay Area.
Latest Stories
The Comeback Quail
The official bird of San Francisco has been AWOL in the city for years. But the Presidio hopes to change that.
