Deficit battles hurt Bay Area’s national parklands this summer
Closed visitors centers, fewer programs, brushy trails and dirtier bathrooms -- Washington's deficit battles will hurt the Bay Area's national parklands this summer.
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.
Reviving the ghost of Aldo Leopold in West Marin
Aldo who? Mid-century environmental ethicist Aldo Leopard is finally going mainstream this year with more publicity than ever about this life and work.
Keeping Santa Cruz Evergreen
Nowadays Reed Holderman dedicates his time to the conservation of trees and their habitats, specifically the Coast Redwood. That’s because he’s been the executive director of the Sempervirens Fund since 2009. One of the oldest conservation organizations in the United … Read more
Bringing life back to Mountain Lake
San Francisco's only remaining natural lake has experienced dramatic changes over its 2,000 year history, and is about to see another one.
Santa Rosa’s Taylor Mountain throws open the gates
Santa Rosa gets a brand-new park this weekend. Taylor Mountain, above the Roseland neighborhood, is a great hiking spot and a model of park planning.
Springing Forward into Nature
One constant of Cindy Spring’s ever-changing life path has been her commitment to live her values. A one-time news broadcaster and holistic health practitioner with a deep dedication to activism, Cindy’s passion turned to local nature ten years ago following … Read more
Charting the Geographies of Hope
On the very edge of the North American tectonic plate, surrounded by ranches and wetlands and everyone’s favorite park — Point Reyes National Seashore — sits the town of Point Reyes Station. And in the center of town (it’s all the … Read more
Give a nesting bird a home
Nesting birds are coming back to town. Now's your chance to be a bird box landlord.
Planting in memory of MLK
What's native plant restoration have to do with MLK Day? Maybe not a whole lot, unless you spend it on the MLK Regional Shoreline planting seven varieties of wetland species.
The Guardian of San Bruno Mountain
Silently rising above the industry and commerce lining Highway 101 south of San Francisco is San Bruno Mountain, an area rich in biodiversity. What has allowed this gem to remain relatively undisturbed despite the development pressures lapping at its feet? … Read more
