Conservation Action Award: Ellie Cohen
Ellie Cohen became president and CEO of what is now PRBO Conservation Science in 1999. Under her leadership, the organization has grown from the local Point Reyes Bird Observatory, founded...
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Youth Engagement Award: Sean FitzHoward
Sean FitzHoward has a head start on contributing to local conservation. At 16, the high school junior has already completed an internship with The Bay Institute. Now she's volunteering with...
Upside to a down economy: less pressure on open space
One of the impacts of the economic recession over the last few years has been less interest in developing the Bay Area’s remaining open space.A new report released on Tuesday...
Wanted: Sand for Endangered Butterfly
The imperiled Lange’s metalmark butterfly lives only on a small stretch of remnant dunes near Antioch. Managers of the Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge hope to create precious new habitat,...
Occupiers restart debate on future of Gill Tract
On a typical spring day in early May at the Gill Tract, UC Berkeley agriculture researchers would be busy preparing for the summer research season.But this year, in a fenced-off...
First to the finish line: Jack London State Park
For the past 35 years, Valley of the Moon Natural History Association has been helping greet and educate visitors at the Jack London State Historic Park in Sonoma County.As of...
Despite Promise of Developer Funds, Candlestick Point Will Close
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area in southeast San Francisco is California's first urban state park, and offers city-dwellers a slice of nature along the Bay. State budget cuts landed it...
Could Dirt Save the World from Climate Change? This Marin Group Thinks So.
A project in West Marin shows how ranchers, and a whole lot of compost, can help mitigate climate change.
Conservatives attack Franciscan manzanita
The last remaining specimen of Franciscan manzanita is happily basking in the sun in an undisclosed location in the Presidio, apparently unaware that conservative talk radio has it out for...
Angel Island gets TLC for Earth Day
Over 150 volunteers crammed onto a ferry that set sail from Tiburon in honor of upcoming Earth Day this Sunday.Their destination? The hiker’s paradise of Angel Island. With a backdrop...
