Since 1994, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (www.oaec.org; 707-874-1557) in western Sonoma County has been thinking up unusual and surprising ways to tackle environmental problems at their roots. Through research and demonstration projects, an educational center, and a biodiversity-focused farm, … Read more
On Saturday, June 8, Big Basin Redwoods State Park kicks off its 100-day Centennial Celebration. Big Basin is California’s oldest state park, established under the leadership of photographer Andrew P. Hill and the Sempervirens Club as the 19th-century logging boom … Read more
Over the past few years, local conservationists have devoted a fair amount of energy to purchasing land along the spectacular San Mateo coast to save it from development. Now a major effort has begun to study and restore the land … Read more
If you’re interested in sharing your infectious love of nature with others, consider signing up for one of the many local training programs that teach you to be a docent or environmental educator. Just a small sampling: If marine environments … Read more
The 3,849 foot-high peak of Mount Diablo is a signature Bay Area landmark. Standing sentinel in eastern Contra Costa county overlooking the Bay Area to the west and the San Joaquin Valley to the east, the mountain’s summit became one … Read more
Nestled in the hills southeast of Livermore, at the border between the San Joaquin Valley and the Bay Area, the old Tesla Mine townsite in Corral Hollow sustains a vibrant mix of inner south coast range plants and animals along with the traces of a rich human history. But a state proposal to create an off-road vehicle park in the hollow threatens to reopen old scars on this tranquil landscape.
Joaquin Miller Park in Oakland. Trail: 33.1 mi, 524 ft elevation gain, loop
Using resources more efficiently and effectively—that’s a major part of what sustainability is all about and exactly what Bay Area Action (BAA) and the Peninsula Conservation Center Foundation (PCCF) had in mind when they decided to merge and form a … Read more
In an update to an item that appeared in the last issue’s Ear to the Ground, the Army Corps of Engineers has just released their Public Notice on the Gateway Valley Project in Orinda and announced a public hearing on … Read more
While much work still needs to be done to protect existing natural habitats, a growing number of environmental activists and natural scientists are looking at ways to restore habitat that has been degraded by human activities. If you’re an Alameda … Read more
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