“New Farm” Threatens Tassajara Valley
In San Ramon, a November ballot measure related to a proposed housing development in the Tassajara Valley threatens open space and San Ramon’s urban limit line. Meanwhile, voters in Petaluma...
Conservation
Prop 21 Promises New Day for State Parks
On November 2, voters will decide if California should do something it has never done before: provide dedicated funding for its state parks. Beyond curing the parks’ seemingly endless maintenance...
From Loving Land to Saving It
Not everyone can say they had a hand in preserving 30,000 acres of parkland. But longtime Bay Area resident Janet Santos Cobb can. Cobb helped pass a landmark East Bay...
This Weekend: Get Dirty, Clean Up
After a summer spent watching our nation scramble to clean up one of history's largest oil spills, it seems like an especially good time to get our own hands dirty...
Dam Removal Debate Hits Bay Area: Have Your Say!
Would removing Stanford's Searsville Dam be a boon to threatened fish, a costly distraction from protecting other species, or even a danger to local residents and other wildlife? Government officials...
Anthony DeCicco Can’t Stay Away from the Bay
You can often find Bay Area native Anthony DeCicco teaching kids in Oakland about the wonders of wetlands at Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline. Other times, look for him walking...
Deciding the Future of Candlestick Point Recreation Area
This Wednesday, July 14, California State Parks officials are convening a public meeting to examine the future of Candlestick Point State Recreation Area. Candlestick, to most people, means football, but...
Reimagining the Twin Peaks Bioregion
When the fog rolls in at Twin Peaks on a summer evening, the city recedes, and it gets a bit easier to imagine a 10-mile path connecting natural open space...
Charting Future for Santa Clara County Parks
For the first time since 1993, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has asked the county parks department to review criteria for land acquisition, and they're looking for input...
Volunteers to Descend on Las Trampas
On July 24 and 25, you could be one of about 150 people who will join Cathy Moyer's Volunteers for Outdoor California to work at Las Trampas Regional Wilderness on...
