Local Hero: Mia Monroe, Muir Woods National Monument
Officially, Mia Monroe is Site Supervisor of Muir Woods. But what she really does is serve as a passionate ambassador for nature.
Kids and Nature
Helping Kids Make the Nature Connection
For Palo Alto-based Environmental Volunteers, personal exploration of nature is what it’s all about. By providing school kids with hands-on experiences of nature, Environmental Volunteers works to instill a love...
San Francisco group seeks Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights
A group of San Francisco nature enthusiasts want to make official every kid's right to climb a tree, see the ocean and ride a bike.
Cut Off from Nature or Take the Right Cut-off?
Another father-son geocaching adventure: Learning to love wetlands, even the ones by the highway.
Bay Nature Honors Three Local Heroes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Berkeley, CA (December 17, 2012) — A beloved ranger/naturalist at Muir Woods, a dynamic advocate for open space around Mount Diablo, and a young woman dedicated to...
2013 Local Hero Award for Youth Engagement
Each year, the nonprofit Bay Nature Institute, based in Berkeley, selects three individuals who are making outstanding contributions to the understanding, protection, and stewardship of the natural world of the...
Bay Area’s Top 10 nature gifts for the holidays
Hey, Bay Area nature lovers. Still on the hunt for a perfect holiday gift? Bay Nature has assembled a Top 10 list of local nature gifts.
Geocaching in Oakland
Follow the geocaching adventures of a father and son, this time in Oakland, underground.
Getting People Outside
In a previous era, Michael Closson might have been a pioneer outdoorsman in the Sierra Nevada. Now he’s simply an avid hiker – and a passionate advocate for the environment....
An Outdoor Bill of Rights for Kids
Some people work full time on behalf of environmental education. Carol Johnson works double-time. As both the Assistant General Manager of Public Affairs for the East Bay Regional Park District...
