First-ever Solano County flora in the works
Two local botanists are at work on a multi-year project to create the first-ever Solano County flora -- a record of all the native plants that grow there.
Conservation
Beachcombers Hunt Plastic, and Data
It's early on a weekday morning, and Chris Pincetich is sifting through a small pile of debris on Stinson Beach. He's at the high-water mark, called the wrack line. That's...
Lessons from the Mountain
The looming bulk of Mount Hamilton is a familiar sight to anyone driving Highway 101 through the Santa Clara Valley. At 4,196 feet, it's the tallest peak visible from the...
Kids Tracking Climate, in Real Time
Maybe you take the bus to work or abandon the gas pedal on Bike to Work Day, but how do you know whether you and your neighbors are making a...
A Natural Geometry Class
Walk any Bay Area trail and your kids might marvel at the views, the wildlife, or the gurgling of a creek--but the variety of geometrical shapes? That takes a junior...
Can the Bay Area grow in population and be sustainable?
As the Bay Area struggles to meet sustainability goals, double-digit population growth presents a clear challenge to reducing the region’s ecological footprint. Residents must use resources more efficiently to counteract...
Faulty water system pulls Russian Gulch off closure list
A mechanical breakdown could, oddly enough, be one of the reasons Russian Gulch State Park comes off the state parks closure list just before a July 1 shutdown.
Cargo Ships Keep Bringing Invasives to the Bay
A recent study has proven the obvious: San Francisco Bay is a major conduit for invasive species. And the biggest culprit? Cargo ships and their ballast water. Environmentalists are now...
Discovering Past Landscapes with Robin Grossinger
Robin Grossinger directs San Francisco Estuary Institute's Historical Ecology Program. Grossinger's team uses hundreds of historical texts, photographs, and survey maps to depict what the Bay Area used to look...
Lawmakers scramble to avert park closures
With state park closures only a month away, California lawmakers are scrambling to send long-lasting aid to the state park system and keep the gates open.
