On the Future of the Bay Area Open Space Council
The longtime regional conservation planning group stalled in 2018. Now we need to work together to build the future, writes its interim executive director Annie Burke.
Category: 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.
Editor’s Letter: On The Salmon Holding Steady in the Stream
Introducing Bay Nature Magazine's Winter 2019 issue.
The Importance of Our Natural Infrastructure
A first-of-its kind ballot measure in San Jose would fund conservation as a flood solution.
On the Cultural Ecology of Conservation
Generational change and an eye-opening moment for inclusion leave us with an unprecedented opportunity.
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.
Volunteers Make the Parks Come Alive. Here’s How to Find and Join Them.
There are dozens of ways to volunteer in the East Bay Regional Park District.
Watching Wildlife Move Through Sonoma Valley
Science has led us to an increasing understanding of the importance of wildlife corridors. Sonoma pioneers the monitoring of a series of corridors.
Bay Area Climate Adaptation Collaborative Shutters
An organization dedicated to responding to climate change in a nature-friendly way loses funding.
After a Fire, Fast-Growing Flowers Lock in a Long-Term Recovery
We're used to thinking about how wildfires change the soil for plants. But a UC Berkeley researcher wants to turn the relationship around and ask how the plants that spring...
An Early Look at How the North Bay Fires Have Impacted Undeveloped Land in the Region
Initially, it appears the fires played an ecological role for open spaces and undeveloped lands.
