Science has led us to an increasing understanding of the importance of wildlife corridors. Sonoma pioneers the monitoring of a series of corridors.
Watching Wildlife Move Through Sonoma Valley
March 30, 2018 •
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
July 22, 2016 •
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.
September 19, 2014 •
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?*
August 14, 2014 •
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 a comeback 10 years after humans are mostly killed off?
The Scientists are Amateurs, But Their Coastal Research Makes a Splash
August 7, 2014 •
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 the 4,000 participants have been high schoolers. Their work, scientists say, is a legitimate contribution to marine science.
Seeing America, Again: Re-imagined Art Project Connects Artists, Parks
June 30, 2014 •
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
June 2, 2014 •
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 into the county’s creeks and recharge ponds to conserve. In … Read more