San Francisco’s Street Trees in Poor Shape as City Shifts Upkeep to Residents
Advocates say SF is losing its urban forest because of a budget shortfall for tree maintenance.
Botany
The Only Plant of Its Kind, Living Life in a San Mateo Agricultural Field
In a single agricultural field on the San Mateo County coast, the entire known world population of Ornduff's meadowfoam is thriving.
Replanting the Bay’s Underwater Meadows
A new effort has been launched to restore 70 acres of native eelgrass in the San Francisco Bay, paid for with Cosco Busan oil spill money.
Sharing Secrets of the Oak Woodlands
Over a decade of close observation and research led to Kate Marianchild's first book Secrets of the Oak Woodlands.
In San Francisco, A Dying Forest Waits for Action
Mount Sutro’s once-thriving blue gum eucalyptus trees are dying. At the moment, though, there's no approved environmental impact report for maintenance, and in the absence of major work conditions are...
Naturalist’s Notebook: The Ghost in the Lupine
Ghost moth caterpillars attack yellow bush lupine. But the plant has an ally to fight back.
EAST BAY: Mount Diablo Fairy Lantern
Spotted and photographed in the Morgan Fire burn area at Viera-North Peak, by David Ogden, May 6.
EAST BAY: Calochortus venustus
Spotted and photographed by David Ogden in Perkins Canyon, Mount Diablo, May 14.
EAST BAY: Triteleia laxa
Spotted and photographed on the Sinawik Trail, Joaquin Miller Park, by Andrew Aldrich, June 1.
Chasing the Fire Followers
Botanist Heath Bartosh, co-founder of Nomad Ecology, gained an early appreciation for the rich botanical wealth of the Golden State.
