People Are Sequencing Mushroom DNA at Home Now
They’ve blown open the world of fungal biodiversity, in California and beyond.
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Are Vagrant Birds Lost, or Pioneers? For Clues, Researchers Look to the Farallones.
A recent study could change our assumptions about why birds show up out of the blue.
Heroic HAB Volunteers Track Harmful Algal Blooms
Summer volunteers watch for potential harmful algal blooms (HABs), fed by gallons of sewage effluent, through Baykeeper’s monitoring program.
Voting Guide for the California State Bee Race
Voting season is here—for bees! Until September 8th, folks can vote for their choice of state bee. Picking a native pollinator to represent the state uplifts the hardworking bees that pollinate crops and are crucial to native landscapes. While California … Read more
An Unexpected Threat to Aquatic Life in San Francisco Bay? Our Pets.
Pesticides used in common over-the-counter topical tick and flea treatments have been found in Bay Area wastewater effluent at levels that are toxic to aquatic organisms.
California to Buy Defunct Horse Track and Turn It Into the Bay Area’s Newest Public Park
California lawmakers struck a deal to divert $125 million in climate funding to buy the former Golden Gate Fields track and turn it into a park. Gov. Gavin Newsom supports the project.
Select Sea Otters Are Snacking on Seabirds in Elkhorn Slough
Locals have dubbed one otter “Birdadette.” How common is this behavior?
Last-Minute California Forever Shipyard Bill Gets Kicked to 2027
A bill to exempt the proposed shipyard from environmental analysis is doing the time warp again.
Why California Can’t Tell You Where It’s Unsafe to Swim
For most lakes and rivers, the state’s official map of fecal bacterial contamination shows data that’s more than a year old.
The Conversations We Don’t Have About Safety Outdoors
This article first appeared on High Country News and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. When I was 9 years old, I was glued to a documentary series on PBS called Eyes on the Prize, … Read more
