Richmond Closing Gaps in San Francisco Bay Trail
The city of Richmond is making progress is closing gaps along the San Francisco Bay Trail that have been practically inaccessible to the public. A key 1-mile linkage under the...
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All Hail Hulet Hornbeck
The Bay Area lost a giant of park-building with the passing of Hulet Hornbeck, who presided over the creation of 49,000 acres of parkland at the East Bay Regional Park...
Book Review: Best Hikes with Kids: San Francisco Bay Area
By Laure Latham, The Mountaineers Books, 2011, 364 pages, $19.95. Hiking with kids can seem daunting, but Laure Latham is an expert. Her new book is filled with ways to...
Kids’ Ocean Day: Cleaning Beaches and Making Art
On May 19 thousands of kids from San Diego to Vancouver will gather on seven West Coast beaches to pick up trash and create impressive aerial art. These kids are...
Earth Day Around the Bay, 2011
Looking for ways to celebrate Earth Day? No matter which side of the Bay you're on, there are great events with wildlife watching, cool eco stuff, and even hands-dirty habitat...
SF Bay in Goods Hands (Thousands of Them)
In December 2010, Kay Kerr died at 99 years old. Kerr, along with Sylvia McLaughlin and Esther Gulick, founded the Save San Francisco Bay Association. Now, Save the Bay is...
Vernal Splendor
The vernal pools of Jepson Prairie are transformed by winter rains and spring blooms: The dry plain gives way to muddy ponds, then concentric rings of colorful wildflowers. Don’t miss...
Book Review: The Laws Pocket Guide Set: San Francisco Bay Area
Created by Bay Nature contributor John Muir Laws, this is a compact and very handy set of guides to common species of the Bay Area.
New Web Tool to Find Parks
California's State Parks Department and San Francisco-based nonprofit GreenInfo Network on Friday announced a new web-based tool for finding parks, campgrounds, and trails all across the state.
Resources for Learning More About the Delta
Are you interested in learning more about the Delta or in exploring it further? Here's an extensive--but by no means complete--listing of resources on the Delta's ecosystem, recreational opportunities in...
