Most conservation plans assume that protecting land works to help biodiversity. Point Blue scientists decided to check and see.
Does Protecting Land Work to Protect Wildlife?
October 13, 2021 •
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News from around the conservation world of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Kelp Forests Surge Back on Parts of the North Coast, with a Lesson About Environmental Stability
September 13, 2021 •
Some scientists thought kelp’s near-disappearance from the waters off California was likely a new normal. Then, at least temporarily, the kelp came back.
With Recall Election, California’s Environmental Future Up for Vote
August 24, 2021 •
Voters could replace Gavin Newsom with a Republican this September, leading to massive shifts in the way the state of California approaches environmental issues.
Scientists Resurface a One-of-a-Kind, 50-Year-Old Record of San Francisco Bay Life
August 18, 2021 •
There used to be a pattern to species distribution in the Bay. Is there still?
Can Rooftop Solar Save California’s Open Space?
July 15, 2021 •
This spring, Alameda County approved of the Aramis Renewable Energy Project, dividing East Bay environmentalists who disagree about whether the undeveloped North Livermore Valley should remain open ranchland and wildlife habitat, or whether part of the flat, sunny valley would … Read more
When It’s Too Hot for Food to Grow
June 17, 2021 •
Central Valley temperatures are expected to stick near 110 for the next three days, making life difficult for important crops.
New Colony of a Rare Stingless Bee, Once Presumed Absent from California, Found By a Four-Year-Old in Palo Alto
June 3, 2021 •
Entomologists thought the Brazilian bee Plebeia emerina had disappeared in California in the 1950s. But two colonies were rediscovered in Palo Alto in 2013, and now a four-year-old has found two more.
After More Than One Million Nature Observations Worldwide, the Most Common Sighting Was …
May 11, 2021 •
After 50,000 people made nearly 1.3 million observations worldwide, what was the most common species found in the Bay Area and in the world?
The History of Vaccines Through an East Bay Regional Park
May 4, 2021 •
Before it became a park, Sobrante Ridge was home to vaccine testing and the infamous “Cutter Incident”
Four Gray Whales Found Dead in the Bay Area as Mysterious Die-off Continues
April 22, 2021 •
April is the peak month for gray whales passing by the San Francisco Bay Area, drawing spectators to the coast to scan the ocean’s surface for a heart-shaped spout or the flick of a gray-speckled tail. But while the abundance … Read more