A Tale of Two Ponds
In the East Bay, livestock ponds are surprisingly important amphibian habitat.
Conservation
900 Innes, a New Waterfront Park at India Basin in SF
A shoreline park in Bayview–Hunters Point, San Francisco.
Large-Scale Solar Is Coming to Tiger Salamander Country
Even key critics of Aramis, in the North Livermore Valley, say its habitat conservation plan is not terrible.
How Local Conservationists Are Planning for the Trump Era
They're counting their blessings—like Prop. 4's $10 billion for climate adaptation in California, and money that can’t be unspent.
The Coyotes Arrived. Now, They’re Changing Angel Island.
Deer and raccoons that once fearlessly roamed the island have become prey.
What Happens to the ‘Wild Billions’ Under Trump?
David Hayes shaped BIL and IRA, Biden-era funding bills whose big money for nature we’ve been tracking across the greater Bay Area. Here, he takes stock of how they’ve fared—and...
AIs Are Beginning to Illuminate the Deep Sea
Scientists are racing to understand deep sea ecosystems before human activity transforms them forever.
Scientists Hatch a Big Collab to Aid Pacific Coast
Like a Pacific octopus, this project has a lot of tentacles. It also has very big ambitions.
Raising Hungry Sea Star Babies Is No Cinch
Scientists want to reintroduce these many-armed roombas as a great help for kelp.
Omar Gallardo: 1975–2024
Gallardo led the transformation of a Santa Rosa garden into a thriving community space for green things and gatherings.
