Tribal Chairman Sarris on the Charms of Tolay Lake
Tolay Lake Regional Park in Sonoma. Trail: 3.1 mi, 164 ft elevation gain, loop
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.
José González on Growing Latino Outdoors
Latino Outdoors is a familiar part of the California conservation landscape. Now its founder is ready for LO to take its place alongside the Sierra Club and Nature Conservancy.
Where Trump Budget Cuts Could Affect Bay Area Conservation
A small sample of the big ways the president's proposed budget would slash conservation measures around the Bay Area.
San Francisco’s Natural Areas Program Springs to Life
After several decades, San Francisco designates parklands to increase and preserve biodiversity.
Rainbow Trout Return to Orinda After Half-Century Away
Trout stopped swimming upstream from San Pablo Reservoir after the construction of a small dam in the 1960s. But when storms and workers cleared debris from the dam, the trout...
How the East Bay Shoreline Became A Park for the People
A walk through the tumultuous history of the East Bay's popular shoreline park.
A Mountaintop with Panoramic Bay Area Views, Closed to the Public for 59 Years, Opens This Fall
At the "resting place of the hummingbirds," a panoramic view of the Bay Area that few from the general public have ever seen.
Letter to the Editor: Protecting Diversity Is the Opposite of Xenophobia
Some non-native species are okay. But not all of them.
Ancient Whale Bones and Megalodon Shark Teeth Unearthed in East Bay
A dam retrofit project reveals a treasure trove from the time when California had a vast inland sea.
Sea Otter Adoptees Born in Elkhorn Slough
A surrogate sea otter program at the Monterey Bay Aquarium has helped grow the wild otter population in Elkhorn Slough.
