How Measure AA funds are being used to restore shorelines, wildlife habitat, and public access around the San Francisco Bay
First-of-its-Kind Climate Parcel Tax Now a Measure of Hope
September 27, 2020 •
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Postcard from Bodega Bay: “I Don’t Want to See These Whales Go Away”
September 27, 2020 •
In Bodega Bay, crabbers struggle to protect whales frequenting their waters–while still making a living.
Letter from the Editor: Beyond Voting
September 27, 2020 •
We recognize Bay Nature is a regional magazine. We cover the counties touching San Francisco Bay and a bit beyond into Northern California. That’s part of what makes it an unusual publication, one that reports on places and people you … Read more
Watch the Restoration of a Watershed on Marsh Creek Trail
September 27, 2020 •
From Marsh Creek Regional Trail, see some of the newest projects restoring this watershed for salmon, beaver, and tricolored blackbirds.
“Now is a Good Time to Hold Up a Mirror.” Bay Area Conservation Groups Say They Want to Become More Diverse. What’s Stopping Them?
September 22, 2020 •
Day to day, Kelli English works with National Parks Service staff and leaders to oversee services for the four National Parks historic sites in the East Bay. As Chief of Interpretation for the John Muir and Eugene O’Neill National Historic … Read more
Is This the Bayview’s Big Park Moment?
September 8, 2020 •
In San Francisco’s southeastern side, city officials see a crown jewel for a remade waterfront park. But will the people who live there see the same thing?
Pandemic Forces Closures, Job Cuts, Shifted Science for Bay Area Conservation Groups
September 3, 2020 •
As closures and financial losses mount, Bay Area organizations have cut back on staff or science.
People of Color Have Always Been Outdoors. What Can We Learn from Past Decades of Engagement and Inclusion Work?
July 22, 2020 •
This article first appeared in the interdisciplinary journal Parks Stewardship Forum under the title “Coloring Outside the Lines | Connecting the Dots: Why does what and who came before us matter?” Bay Nature is republishing it with permission. Read the … Read more
A Model For Dismantling Environmental Racism
June 25, 2020 •
Literacy for Environmental Justice has worked with youth and nature in San Francisco for two decades.
In its Last Bankruptcy PG&E Promised California 140,000 Acres for Conservation. Where Did They All Go?
June 21, 2020 •
Some say a landmark conservation deal is now a “vision unfulfilled”