Do Parks Push People Out?
Parks improve health and fight climate change. But not all parks affect a community in the same way -- and the question is: "Who's it for?"
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The Discovery of the Oldest Redwood South of Mendocino Marks a New Era
The mammoth McApin Tree is not just the venerable elder in its grove. It’s thought the giant redwood holds within its fire-charred rings the surrounding forest’s formative secrets.
The Most Visited State Park System in the Nation Is Remaking Itself and Wants Your Buy-In
Seven years after the crisis, California State Parks tests out a new model.
Parks Are Our Shared Spaces, and It’s Easy to Take Them for Granted
So much of the good stuff in life happens in natural places, and it all depends on parks functioning properly in ways we can too easily take for granted.
Are the Bay Area’s Parks Too Crowded?
Are crowded parks, like traffic or sprawl, another symptom of the Bay Area's economic boom? Not necessarily.
Sonoma Parks Asks Voters to Approve Sales Tax
Measure J would provide nearly $10 million over the next decade.
Berryessa Snow Mountain: Northern California’s New National Monument
A journey through a nearby landscape that can seem farther off and stranger than the High Sierra.
Without Racial Diversity, Do Enviros Risk Becoming Marginalized?
UC Berkeley professor Carolyn Finney explains why environmentalists should support biodiversity — and racial diversity.
Why has Mission Peak Become the Thing to Do?
Mount Tam? That's yesterday's high peak. A younger generation of hikers ascends Mission Peak instead.
New Vision Launched for Candlestick Point
Just two years ago, the state wanted to abandon Candlestick Point. Now it's investing money in the park's renewal.
