California, the top U.S. food-producing state, is ending use of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide associated with neurodevelopmental problems and impaired brain function in children.
Fires are spreading into communities and increasingly affecting large numbers of Californians, sometimes repeatedly.
What's keeping sea otters from expanding their population? Cat poop, perhaps.
This past July, the East Bay Regional Park District announced a ban on the controversial herbicide glyphosate, also known by the brand name Roundup. The prohibition was effective immediately in picnic areas. The district said it would discontinue use of … Read more
One Saturday morning late last spring, I pulled into Garin Regional Park in the hills above Hayward. I didn’t have the $5 for parking, but intuiting why I was there, the ranger let me pass anyway. A crowd was amassing. … Read more
Residents and advocates turn to the challenge of keeping it welcome.
Some living environments may supply a sort of naturally occurring probiotic. How do we conserve them?
Parks improve health and fight climate change. But not all parks affect a community in the same way -- and the question is: "Who's it for?"
Outdoors-lovers have long known that nature makes us feel good. Now scientists peering into the brain are starting to explain why.
Inspired by a childhood divided between urban Oakland and a Lake County working ranch, Rue Mapp founded Outdoor Afro, an online community and organization that reconnects African-Americans with natural spaces and one another through outdoor recreational activities.
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