Save the Redwoods Reaches Deal for 564-Acre Cascade Creek Forest Near Año Nuevo
Save the Redwoods League has agreed on a deal to acquire 564 acres of redwood forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains, creating a new connection from Big Basin to Año...
Category: Nature News
News from around the conservation world of the San Francisco Bay Area.
A New Alpha Coyote Takes Over in San Francisco’s Presidio
After a ferocious battle, the new coyote pair stuck around and the old one had gone.
With No Sign of Monarch Rebound, Butterfly Experts and Enthusiasts Meet and Plan
Most everyone wants to save the monarch butterflies. But it turns out that when you put a bunch of lepidopterists, land managers, gardeners, and butterfly enthusiasts in one room —...
As the Sea Rises and Climate Changes, a Bay Area City Approves 469 Single Family Homes On a Bayshore Flood Zone
Update Nov. 15, 2019: This story has been revised to reflect the city’s vote on Thursday, Nov. 14 to approve the project. Planners, climate scientists, and environmentalists generally agree that...
The Last Big Save
Nearly a thousand acres of the valley oak savanna, wetlands, and agricultural land that once dominated Silicon Valley will be protected
The Largest Land Sale in California
An ecological history of a massive ranch for sale in the Bay Area.
A Second Look at the Bird Population Decline Study
This article was originally published on Undark. Read the original article. When a major new study on North American bird populations appeared in the journal Science last week, it included...
California Funds Seed-Banking as Hedge Against Climate Change
California is a world biodiversity hot spot. Full stop. Roughly 32 percent of the nation’s native plants are found in California, and those 6,500 species provide habitat that supports the...
East Bay Regional Park District Bans Glyphosate
This past July, the East Bay Regional Park District announced a ban on the controversial herbicide glyphosate, also known by the brand name Roundup. The prohibition was effective immediately in...
Save the Redwoods Has a Deal to Acquire A Forest of Giant Sequoias Rivaling the Mariposa Grove
The purchase includes the fifth-tallest tree on earth, the Stagg Tree, a 250-foot-tall, 3,000-year-old giant.
