On Wednesday, September 12, officials from several state and federal agencies will hold a public briefing to explain a new, if low-tech, effort to head off a twelfth straight year of fish kills at Pescadero Marsh State Beach. For the … Read more
Conservation
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Does California manage “game” or “wildlife”?
September 6, 2012 •
What’s in a name? A new bill passed today in Sacramento changes the name of California Department Fish & Game to “Fish & Wildlife.” It may sound symbolic more than anything else. But the bill’s author, Assemblymember Jared Huffman, D-San … Read more
MidPen brings cattle back to the land
September 6, 2012 •
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is embarking on it’s first major foray into managing rangelands with the planning of the Purisima-To-The-Sea trail, which connects the Santa Cruz mountains to Highway 1. The district has adopted a policy of “conservation grazing” … Read more
Lights out – it’s fall migration
September 4, 2012 •
Work in a tall building? Here’s something you can do this fall for birds. Get your building manager to participate in the Lights Out for Birds program to reduce the numbers of bird collisions into tall buildings during the fall … Read more
Lines of defense
August 20, 2012 •
Right after completing his undergraduate degree in biological sciences at UC Davis, Fresno-born Mike Lynes went to work out in the field. But after working as a scientist for several years, he realized that his skills and interests lay in … Read more
Effort renews to control invasive Asian kelp
August 15, 2012 •
A long, wavy greenish-brown kelp dangles off the docks at South Beach Marina by AT&T Park in San Francisco. It may seem like the seaweed belongs there, but it’s an invasive kelp from Asia, known as Undaria pinnatifida. It’s so … Read more
EcoFair Marin Returns!
August 13, 2012 •
Mark your calendars for September 9th! EcoFair Marin is back, and even better this year, with over 80 exhibits, do-it- yourself demonstrations and speakers, including author Van Jones, as keynote presenter. Inspired by San Rafael’s Climate Action Plan and presented in … Read more
High Plains Drifters
August 10, 2012 •
My current beach reading has the usual ingredients: a steamy love triangle, a pitched battle between mortal enemies, and colorful characters cavorting in exotic locales. This is no dime-store novel, though, but an homage to the North American prairie entitled … Read more
Under new management: China Camp volunteers take the helm
August 10, 2012 •
After six months of fundraising, the nonprofit Friends of China Camp raised $250,000, enough money to take over operations of the cultural and historical landmark along the northwest shores of the San Francisco Bay. Just one day after assuming the … Read more
In state parks uproar, Benicia keeps its cool
August 9, 2012 •
While park advocates around the state expressed shock and anger over the discovery of a secret stash of $54 million in the state parks department, the city of Benicia kept its cool. “I was surprised there was that large a … Read more