Fountain a Watering Hole for Drought-Affected Birds
Where does a thirsty bird go when the drought hits hard?
Category: Nature News
News from around the conservation world of the San Francisco Bay Area.
American Wilderness: Back to the Future in Vallejo
Environmental groups gathered in downtown Vallejo over the weekend to mark the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, to ponder the meaning of the word and to filter the concept...
Bear, Elk and Talking Ape in Post-Apocalypse Muir Woods: What Are the Chances?*
A herd of elk and a grizzly bear make an appearance in Muir Woods in the opening scene of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Would such megafauna stage...
Love a Shark? Save a Wetland
The resident sharks of the San Francisco Bay rely on healthy tidal wetlands.
Bioblitz Turns Up Ancient Find in the Presidio
One of the most unexpected finds of the March Golden Gate National Parks bioblitz, at El Polin Springs in the Presidio, was a freshwater sponge, one of the most ancient...
Spreading the Buzz About Native Bees
Native bee expert Gordon Frankie has been acquainting farmers with California's own pollinators.
Chasing the Fire Followers
Botanist Heath Bartosh, co-founder of Nomad Ecology, gained an early appreciation for the rich botanical wealth of the Golden State.
It’s Not Just the Fire-Followers
Bay Nature Publisher David Loeb visited Perkins Canyon over the weekend and found it awash in flowers!
Interior Secretary: Contra Costa Habitat Plan A National Model
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.
