Turning trash into treasure along the California coastline
Can beach trash be art? One couple has found beauty in a "throwaway culture."
Conservation
Mount Diablo fire may not be all bad — in the long term
Wildlife will rebound on Mount Diablo, but it may take longer for some struggling species.
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San Francisco resident Kelly Jensen is the Interlibrary Loan and Digital Production Assistant at the California Academy of Sciences. One of the perks of her job is a discounted membership...
Could the ghost of John Muir save Alhambra Hills from development?
The family and fans of John Muir say the hills outside of his Martinez estate should be saved to preserve his legacy.
Above the Monterey Shale, farmers worry fracking will destroy the land
What happens when Big Oil meets small town California?
This is your brain on nature
Wallace 'J' Nichols has a novel way of approaching conservation: look at the human brain.
Are California state parks stuck in a 1950s business mentality?
California State Parks is grappling with modern funding problems as it strains for cash while its staffing, recreation and maintenance needs grow.
New wildlife corridor created at foot of Mount Diablo
Roddy Ranch has been spared from development and is on it's way to becoming a new park.
In condor country comes a California oil boom
California could be on the verge of a major oil boom centered a stone's throw from the Bay Area. What does that mean for the landscape and the wildlife that...
Q&A: Conservationist Huey Johnson Reflects on a 50-Year Career
Huey Johnson was the first Nature Conservancy employee west of the Mississippi. He founded the Trust for Public Land. He's still going strong.
