Watching Wildlife Move Through Sonoma Valley
Science has led us to an increasing understanding of the importance of wildlife corridors. Sonoma pioneers the monitoring of a series of corridors.
Author Archives: Sabine Bergmann
Sabine Bergmann is a Berkeley-based travel and science writer and the co-founder and editorial director of the quarterly travel magazine, Hidden Compass.
Ranch Recreation: Camping Out on Working Lands in Western Sonoma
In the "middle space" between protected and unprotected, a reporter finds a perfect place to camp.
Eat Local, Eat Weird? The Secretive Monkeyface Eel Is Both.
Fisherman Kirk Lombard encourages his seafood customers to eat small and eat weird. The monkeyface eel is both.
Bear, Elk and Talking Ape in Post-Apocalypse Muir Woods: What Are the Chances?*
A herd of elk and a grizzly bear make an appearance in Muir Woods in the opening scene of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Would such megafauna stage...
The Scientists are Amateurs, But Their Coastal Research Makes a Splash
After 12 years of study, an ambitious citizen science effort has recorded population figures for 34 different types of algae and invertebrates at 70 different monitoring sites. Sixty percent of...
Seeing America, Again: Re-imagined Art Project Connects Artists, Parks
A new campaign crowd-sources artwork from all 50 states to revive New Deal-era posters with a new collection of art celebrating America’s national parks.
Santa Clara Water District Cuts Reservoir Releases to Local Creeks and Ponds
Santa Clara Valley Water District officials say they are facing an “unprecedented shortage” of water this year, and as the district’s drinking water reservoirs run dry, it is cutting releases...
