Point Reyes, After the Cattle
When ranchers leave the land, what version of nature takes over? The park and The Nature Conservancy have ambitious plans for restoration—but there are big challenges to manifesting the vision....
Author Archives: Lisa M. Krieger
Lisa M. Krieger reports on science, medicine and environmental research news for The San Jose Mercury News/Bay Area News Group. Prior to that, she wrote for The San Francisco Examiner, where she covered the AIDS epidemic and other public health issues. She earned a degree in biology at Duke University. She lives in Inverness, California, on the edge of Point Reyes National Seashore.
A Legal Settlement Will Usher In a Wilder Point Reyes
Most cattle will leave, and an ambitious plan aims to restore coastal scrub, grasslands, and chaparral. But the agreement immediately drew fire from community members, who decry the loss of...
A Santa Cruz Forest Reborn, After a Century Off-Limits
San Vicente Redwoods in Santa Cruz. Trail: 4.4 mi, 442 ft elevation gain, loop
