Loving nature with pencil and paper
Looking for a way to commune with nature and others? Nature journaling might be just the thing.
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.
Local Hero: Mia Monroe, Muir Woods National Monument
Officially, Mia Monroe is Site Supervisor of Muir Woods. But what she really does is serve as a passionate ambassador for nature.
Back again: Great blue herons nest at Stow Lake
Great Blue Herons are back again at Stow Lake in San Francisco for the 20th nesting season.
Local Hero: Seth Adams, Save Mount Diablo
2013 Local Hero award-winner Seth Adams of Save Mount Diablo is a big-picture guy, but he also revels in the details of wildflowers, maps, building a trail, or building a coalition.
A Festival with Legs
What has more than two thousand legs and is converging on San Francisco’s Corona Heights neighborhood? A: The parents, children, insects and arachnids who collectively take part in Bug Day at the city’s Randall Museum. Q: Who is responsible? A: … Read more
Underground leaks ruining Alamo Square’s vintage look
San Francisco wants to rebuild Alamo Square's irrigation system, but historian says leaks are natural springs.
Remembering Rich Stallcup
In December 2012, the Bay Area, and the world, lost one of its most eloquent spokespeople for and about birds. Rich Stallcup, a cofounder of the Point Reyes Bird Observatory (now PRBO Conservation Science), was an unrivaled birder and teacher. … Read more
A “Big Birder” on Sonoma Mountain
He's big, he's tall and he's an obsessive birder. WhyTed Eliot can't get birds out of his head.
Pedro Point’s Transformation, for Wildlife and People
Volunteers are transforming Pedro Point, home to the new Devil's Slide tunnels, into a healthier wildlife habitat that's also a great outdoors destination.
