Imagining the Future of Regional Open Space
After four decades of preserving open space in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) is undertaking a vision planning process, that will guide...
Conservation
Log It or Leave It – Post-fire Debate over Burned Trees
As California’s fire season comes to a close, the fires that burned Yosemite and Mt. Diablo have left a landscape of burned trees, logs and soil. What to do next...
On the Hunt—Searching For Rare Plants in the Delta
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is the lifeblood of the central valley. But this somewhat landscaped environment is also home to some of California's rare plant populations, and on a kayak...
Point Molate Beach Park Opens After Long Closure
Point Molate Beach Park reopened at sunrise Monday morning after being closed for more than a decade due to budget woes.
Behind the Fracking Boom: Unearthing the Secrets of the Monterey Shale
But the pressure to exploit these resources isn’t going away anytime soon either, nor is the debate over the wisdom of doing so. As we weigh the pros and cons,...
With the Government Shut Down, What Happens to Federally Funded Research?
National parks are not only recreational hubs, but they also serve as centers for scientific research and environmental monitoring programs. Since the federal government shutdown, researchers have been unable to...
Looking forward to the future of California’s state parks
The 2011 state budget crisis hit California's state parks hard. Two years later, the Parks Forward Initiative has been looking to ensure the park system's future and on Oct. 2nd,...
The Stewardship Connection: Interview with Sue Gardner
For the past 20 years, Mill Valley native Sue Gardner has run the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy’s Park Stewardship program, connecting people to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area...
California’s New Fracking Law Divides Environmentalists
California's new fracking law is the first of its kind in the nation to regulate this method of tight oil extraction.
Turning trash into treasure along the California coastline
Can beach trash be art? One couple has found beauty in a "throwaway culture."
