He remembers the precise excursion when his future found him. John Muir Laws was with his mother’s botany group on Table Mountain and a woman with a sketchbook captured his attention. She was sitting and drawing the flowers they were … Read more
Conservation
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Remembering the Survival Faire, Earth Day’s Predecesor
March 24, 2020 •
Fifty years ago, San José State students buried a car to symbolize the end of the oil era and the first Earth Day.
Park Closures and Openings
March 17, 2020 •
Some ideas for places to visit where you can keep a social distance.
Save the Redwoods Reaches Deal for 564-Acre Cascade Creek Forest Near Año Nuevo
January 30, 2020 •
Save the Redwoods League has agreed on a deal to acquire 564 acres of redwood forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains, creating a new connection from Big Basin to Año Nuevo State Parks and protecting the headwaters of Cascade Creek. … Read more
Why California is Banning Chlorpyrifos, a Widely Used Pesticide: 5 Questions Answered
January 23, 2020 •
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.
Mount Diablo, a Story of Place
January 10, 2020 •
This is an excerpt from photographer and longtime Bay Nature contributor Stephen Joseph’s new book, Mount Diablo, A Story of Place and Inspiration. The book consists of hundreds of Joseph’s photographs, taken over three years on the mountain, and features essays by local conservation leaders.
Organizing for Resilience
January 6, 2020 •
Climate change is an urgent call for changing how we steward the land and connect people to it.
What Stewardship Looks Like in the Santa Cruz Mountains
January 6, 2020 •
Defining stewardship can be hard. Showing it is easy.
Caring for the Places We Love
January 6, 2020 •
Stewardship in the 21st century and beyond
Stewardship Teams Using Tech
January 6, 2020 •
Bats are bellwethers of climate change, so One Tam’s listening closely