Could the ghost of John Muir save Alhambra Hills from development?
The family and fans of John Muir say the hills outside of his Martinez estate should be saved to preserve his legacy.
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.
This is your brain on nature
Wallace 'J' Nichols has a novel way of approaching conservation: look at the human brain.
New wildlife corridor created at foot of Mount Diablo
Roddy Ranch has been spared from development and is on it's way to becoming a new park.
Q&A: Conservationist Huey Johnson Reflects on a 50-Year Career
Huey Johnson was the first Nature Conservancy employee west of the Mississippi. He founded the Trust for Public Land. He's still going strong.
Monitoring steelhead: Counting the fish after they’ve hatched
A new study aims to see how well our steelhead trout are doing AFTER they've grown up a bit. Are they getting big enough to survive in the ocean?
Bay Restoration: Lines in the Mud
Over decades of struggle, San Francisco Bay restoration has become the expectation, a difficult challenge still, but one everyone's agreed to fight for.
Baylands Reborn: Introduction
Mrs. Semino once had to put on a pair of rubber boots to cook her Thanksgiving turkey. It was a long time ago, in the 1920s, when she and her husband lived by the banks of Sonoma Creek in a … Read more
Does Marin’s plan to curb development do enough to protect salmon?
A new ordinance advances coho salmon protection along Lagunitas Creek in Marin. But salmon advocates say it has too many loopholes.
Artists cast a net for safer oceans
A new art installation at the Marine Mammal Center puts the focus on ghost nets -- lost fishing gear that wreaks havoc in the ocean -- and on what we can all do to make our oceans healthier.
Eucalyptus removal: A dilemma of habitat and history
The East Bay eucalyptus removal debate continues with public comment until June 17. We hear from experts on amphibians, raptors, and forest succession.
