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.
Our first sign of falcon presence is a lone pigeon feather that floats down like a sinister snowflake from the top of the Alcatraz lighthouse, the highest point on the island. “I bet that top walkway is just littered with … Read more
Napa County’s Archer Taylor Preserve offers redwood hikes, cascades, understory wildflowers, and a culture of stewardship.
The Ukiah Valley is getting a $7M federal grant meant to help high-risk communities—and the landscapes surrounding them—become more fire-resilient. The Forest Service says prescribed fire is key. So why aren’t Ukiah and other grantees proposing to do more of it?
Stefan Thuilot has been documenting a very big picture view of how forests are changing.
When insects emerge and flowers bloom in spring, the bats soon follow. And so do the calls for help to NorCal Bats.
A $900,000 EPA grant funds a Cafe Ohlone x California State University collaboration.
The Xerces blue, long gone from San Francisco, became a symbol of the fight against extinctions. Now scientists are sending in a replacement to the dunes of the Presidio. Will it take?
As statewide funding for disease surveillance runs out this year, here’s what to look out for—and how to be a friend to your local snakes.
The East Bay Regional Park District is preparing its parks for climate change.
More than 100 different species of birds—from American bitterns to marsh wrens—have visited the native salt grass and sprawling, stubby pickleweed in the newly constructed seasonal wetland.
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