Along With Its New Park, Ocean Beach Gets a Dunescaping
Sea-level rise is threatening San Francisco’s shores. Vegetating the sand dunes is part of the city’s answer.
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Even Ground Squirrels Got In On the Vole Feast Last Summer
For the first time, scientists documented concerted carnivory by California ground squirrels. But why were there so many voles?
With Trump’s War on DEI, Local Environmental Organizations Rethink Diversity Commitments
Some organizations are doubling down on DEI. Others are taking down words that could get them in trouble.
What Lives, and Dies, on Tule Mats
A woman and her students weave a world of life for mosquito predators.
Local Groups Sue Trump Administration to Protect White Sturgeon
Recent federal- and state-level orders to divert water have environmentalists concerned over local impacts on this historic fish.
How to Find Your People: Join a Bay Area Affinity Group
If you're seeking people to hang out with who share your affinities across race and ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexuality and beyond—here's a list of Bay Area environment-related affinity groups to get you started, from outdoor-recreation groups to networking for conservationists.
A Battery Fire Deposits Heavy Metals into Elkhorn Slough
Lithium-ion battery components—nickel, manganese, and cobalt—were found at concentrations thousands of times greater after the fire. The implications for wildlife hang in the balance.
How Trump’s Attack on Environmental Programs Is Already Affecting Local Conservation Work
Grant funding from BIL and IRA, Biden’s signature climate laws, has been frozen. “We’re in a biodiversity meltdown,” says butterfly scientist Stu Weiss. “We don’t have time for these kinds of delays.”
Paddling the Cosumnes River Preserve, a Lush Refuge in the Central Valley
Restoration dollars from the IRA mark the latest chapter in stewardship across the Cosumnes River watershed, where sandhill cranes flock.
