The Importance of Our Natural Infrastructure
A first-of-its kind ballot measure in San Jose would fund conservation as a flood solution.
Category: Policy
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?"
San José Ballot Measure Would Rewrite the City’s General Plan for Development, to the Dismay of Open Space Advocates
San Jose's Measure B, on the ballot in the June 5 election, could have far-reaching implications for civic governance
What People Talk About When They Talk About Sage Grouse
How the greater sage grouse, a chicken-like resident of the sagebrush prairie, became what some call the most important conservation story in a generation.
Putting Nature on the Balance Sheet
Three Bay Area counties —Santa Clara, Sonoma and Santa Cruz — have found a way to put these values of nature onto a balance sheet.
Award-Winning Filmmaker Discusses Upcoming Wilderness Anniversary
Filmmaker Steve Dunsky usually spends his time behind the camera not in front of it. Now and then, however, he steps into public view. As one of the main creative...
Could this be the end of California’s drift gillnet fishing?
The tide may be finally turning against the use of drift gillnets off California waters. WARNING: Disturbing images.
California’s New Fracking Law Divides Environmentalists
California's new fracking law is the first of its kind in the nation to regulate this method of tight oil extraction.
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.
Do the Presidio’s New Dog Walking Rules Go Far Enough?
Limits on commercial dog walkers in the Presidio has some nature lovers questioning: Should they be allowed at all?
