“While acute smoke is bad for human and environmental health, smoke in moderation can be part of human and environmental health and well-being.”
Beyond the Plume of Smoke
June 23, 2021 •
Conservation
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After the Lightning Fires in the East Bay Parks
June 23, 2021 •
The SCU Lightning Complex fires burned 6,000 acres of East Bay Regional Park District land last year. And already, green ground cover, reptiles, and raptors are returning in Morgan Territory.
Finding Signs of Recovery in Santa Cruz’s Redwood Forest
June 23, 2021 •
Before the CZU Complex fires of 2020, Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park had not seen fire for a hundred years. Signs of recovery in the park are as varied as the redwood forest ecology itself.
When It’s Too Hot for Food to Grow
June 17, 2021 •
Central Valley temperatures are expected to stick near 110 for the next three days, making life difficult for important crops.
Ode to Sam: A Legacy of Partnership for Sam Schuchat’s 20 Years at the Coastal Conservancy
June 14, 2021 •
State Coastal Conservancy Executive Officer Sam Schuchat is retiring after 20 years in the role.
Solar Power or Open Space? North Livermore Project Reveals California’s Green Fault Lines
May 6, 2021 •
Looking at the North Livermore Valley, it’s easy to forget that three of California’s largest cities lie less than an hour’s drive away. In late winter and early spring, the rural valley’s open pastures, cradled by rolling hills and dotted … Read more
The History of Vaccines Through an East Bay Regional Park
May 4, 2021 •
Before it became a park, Sobrante Ridge was home to vaccine testing and the infamous “Cutter Incident”
Home on the Range
April 7, 2021 •
This story originally appeared in bioGraphic, an online magazine about nature and sustainability powered by the California Academy of Sciences. Photographs by Sarah Killingsworth Point Reyes sits at the western edge of Marin County, California, a pick-axe shaped peninsula that juts … Read more
Meet Emma Lewis, Bay Nature’s 2021 Young Leader
March 30, 2021 •
Meet Emma Lewis, this year’s Young Leader Local Hero, and learn about her work to restore native habitat on South San Francisco’s historic Sign Hill.
Meet Clayton Anderson, Bay Nature’s 2021 Environmental Education Hero
March 30, 2021 •
Meet Clayon Anderson, this year’s Environmental Educator Local Hero, and learn about his work to teach students young and old about birds and the issues affecting them.