The money is meant to fix longstanding tree-cover gaps in disadvantaged neighborhoods—but it’s a fraction of what’s needed.
As Cities Heat Up, USDA Grants $42 Million for Urban Trees Around the Bay
December 7, 2023 •
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The Comeback Quail
November 30, 2023 •
The official bird of San Francisco has been AWOL in the city for years. But the Presidio hopes to change that.
All Vaxxed Up and Ready to Roost, Six Captive-Born Condors Fly Free
November 29, 2023 •
Though, faced with freedom, Condor 1139 and his fellow juveniles take their sweet time to step across the threshold. “We’re on condor time,” says a program manager.
It’s Looking Like a Banner Year for Baby Newts in the North Bay
November 27, 2023 •
“In some areas, they blanketed the road,” says a volunteer newt-rescue organizer.
Newfangled Horizontal Levees Rise (Gently) Across the Bay
November 16, 2023 •
A dozen such projects have sprouted, offering habitat-friendly flood protection. Getting permission for them is a challenge.
Oakland Offers a Plan to Aid Its Troubled, Unequal Tree Canopy
October 30, 2023 •
The plan—yet to be City-approved—calls for upward of $17 million in maintenance for Oakland’s neglected trees.
The Native Seed Gold Rush
October 19, 2023 •
Big environmental dreams—and disasters—have created demand. Now it’s time to worry about supply.
A Day Out with Civicorps, a Youth Training Program for the Green Jobs Economy
October 17, 2023 •
This East Bay nonprofit is training young people underrepresented in the green economy to get conservation jobs.
Wild Billions: We’re Following How Federal Money for Nature Is Spent
October 12, 2023 •
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act are supposed to transform our landscapes. Will they?
A Better Way to Forage Matsutake Mushrooms
October 12, 2023 •
“Xayviish has far more personality than any grocery-store mushroom,” writes Sara Calvosa Olson, a Karuk tribal member. “It’s a meaty but delicate time machine, whisking your spirit back to your gathering place.”