Your favorite park along the Bay was once a dump
Chances are that your go-to spot on the San Francisco Bay was once a trash dump.
Conservation
Loving nature with pencil and paper
Looking for a way to commune with nature and others? Nature journaling might be just the thing.
Which California parks should remain under state control?
A long awaited report has sparked a debate on how to best manage the California State Parks system.
Local Hero: Mia Monroe, Muir Woods National Monument
Officially, Mia Monroe is Site Supervisor of Muir Woods. But what she really does is serve as a passionate ambassador for nature.
Back again: Great blue herons nest at Stow Lake
Great Blue Herons are back again at Stow Lake in San Francisco for the 20th nesting season.
Local Hero: Seth Adams, Save Mount Diablo
2013 Local Hero award-winner Seth Adams of Save Mount Diablo is a big-picture guy, but he also revels in the details of wildflowers, maps, building a trail, or building a...
A Festival with Legs
What has more than two thousand legs and is converging on San Francisco’s Corona Heights neighborhood? A: The parents, children, insects and arachnids who collectively take part in Bug Day...
GGNRA mulls plastic water bottle ban
GGNRA is under pressure to join growing number of national parks that ban the sale of plastic water bottles.
Underground leaks ruining Alamo Square’s vintage look
San Francisco wants to rebuild Alamo Square's irrigation system, but historian says leaks are natural springs.
