Two experts on grazing offer their opinion on why cattle should be barred from public lands.
Con: Cattle Grazing Is Incompatible with Conservation
May 7, 2015 •
Farming & Ranching
The San Francisco Bay Area may be one of the densest metropolitan areas of the country, but roughly 40 percent of the region's total land area is made up of farms and rangelands.
Range of Possibilities
March 31, 2015 •
If ranchers are such great conservation partners, why has ranching often been viewed as bad for the environment?
Bayview: The Growing Understanding of Rangelands
March 31, 2015 •
Just as demand for locally sourced beef is rising, the ability of local ranchers to produce it is going down. The soaring rents and real estate prices that make it difficult for young writers and families to live in the Mission (or Gilman) District also make it difficult for local ranchers—young and old—to keep ranching in west Marin or southern Santa Clara.
A Sustainable Ocean Harvest
December 18, 2014 •
Exploring the world of kelp with Rising Tides Sea Vegetables’ Larry Knowles.
Spreading the Buzz About Native Bees
June 19, 2014 •
Native bee expert Gordon Frankie has been acquainting farmers with California’s own pollinators.
Beavers Used to Be Almost Everywhere in California
June 19, 2014 •
Beavers used to live across most of California before they were trapped out of existence. But could they be a solution to drought and climate change?
San Francisco Group Launches Pop-Up Gardens
June 6, 2014 •
There are pop-up kitchens, pop-up retail stores … so why not pop-up gardens? One San Francisco group is taking over vacant lots until they are developed.
Tule Elk Relocated As Numbers Rebound
May 7, 2014 •
How do you relocate a 1,000-pound bull? Wildlife officials truck California’s “homegrown elk” to new sanctuaries.
Interior Secretary: Contra Costa Habitat Plan A National Model
May 6, 2014 •
United States Interior Secretary Sally Jewell took in the view from the summit of Kreiger Peak to highlight the plan that helped preserve the east Contra Costa peak.
Before the Annual Fungus Fair, It’s All About Finding the Right Mushroom
December 23, 2013 •
Served in French dishes under the alias pom pom du blanc, lion’s mane has a texture and taste resembling lobster or shrimp. Chris Schoenstein, a lifelong enthusiast and member of the Mycological Society of San Francisco, has only seen one 2 or 3 times. But that, if you’re a mushroom hunter, is the hook that keeps you coming back to an event like the Wunderlich Foray.