A dozen such projects have sprouted, offering habitat-friendly flood protection. Getting permission for them is a challenge.
Newfangled Horizontal Levees Rise (Gently) Across the Bay
November 16, 2023 •
Stewardship
The San Francisco Bay Area is bejeweled with hundreds of parks and open space preserves as well as a rich set of laws and policies meant to ensure the survival of vulnerable species and ecosystems. Real people made this happen through a dedicated call to stewardship.
Oakland Offers a Plan to Aid Its Troubled, Unequal Tree Canopy
October 30, 2023 •
The plan—yet to be City-approved—calls for upward of $17 million in maintenance for Oakland’s neglected trees.
The Native Seed Gold Rush
October 19, 2023 •
Big environmental dreams—and disasters—have created demand. Now it’s time to worry about supply.
A Day Out with Civicorps, a Youth Training Program for the Green Jobs Economy
October 17, 2023 •
This East Bay nonprofit is training young people underrepresented in the green economy to get conservation jobs.
A Better Way to Forage Matsutake Mushrooms
October 12, 2023 •
“Xayviish has far more personality than any grocery-store mushroom,” writes Sara Calvosa Olson, a Karuk tribal member. “It’s a meaty but delicate time machine, whisking your spirit back to your gathering place.”
Now We Are Asking Nature to Solve the Problems We Created
October 5, 2023 •
What’s a nature-based solution? An explainer.
Helping Out Around the Bay: Fall 2023 Stewardship Opportunities
October 3, 2023 •
As we round the corner to the holidays, nature and communities in
the Bay Area welcome you to join in on the activities of fall.
Unburying the Creek Beneath It, A School Becomes a Steward
September 21, 2023 •
A Sausalito school gets $3 million to repair a riparian corridor, and help students reconnect with nature.
Unburying the Creek Beneath It, A School Becomes a Steward
September 21, 2023 •
A Sausalito school gets $3 million to repair a riparian corridor, and help students reconnect with nature.
A Jewel of the South Bay’s Serpentine Grasslands Is Now Protected (and Open to the Public)
September 21, 2023 •
The 1,800-acre Máyyan ‘Ooyákma–Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve is home to 13 endangered or threatened species. Volunteers played a major role in making it accessible to the public.