The Meaning of Dos Rios, California’s Newest State Park
On Wednesday, June 12, the state of California officially opens Dos Rios, the first new state park in more than a decade. It’s a riparian forest restoration at the confluence...
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Like Top Gun, But With Falcons, and On Alcatraz
Our first sign of falcon presence is a lone pigeon feather that floats down like a sinister snowflake from the top of the Alcatraz lighthouse, the highest point on the...
Remembering Marty Griffin, Conservationist Extraordinaire
This May, Dr. Martin Griffin passed away at age of 103. He was a colossus of conservation in the Bay Area. An interview from 2011, when we named him one...
On the Russian River, a Slow Road to Good Fire
The Ukiah Valley is getting a $7M federal grant meant to help high-risk communities—and the landscapes surrounding them—become more fire-resilient. The Forest Service says prescribed fire is key. So why...
He Set Out to Photograph All of California’s Forests. Then They Began to Burn.
Stefan Thuilot has been documenting a very big picture view of how forests are changing.
An Indigenous Garden Takes Root
A $900,000 EPA grant funds a Cafe Ohlone x California State University collaboration.
Forest Service Grants Delayed for Communities in Flammable Forests
A new federal program aimed at reducing wildfire risk has been plagued by delays—in a few cases, by over a year.
There’s a New Blue Flitting on Xerces’ Old Turf
The Xerces blue, long gone from San Francisco, became a symbol of the fight against extinctions. Now scientists are sending in a replacement to the dunes of the Presidio. Will...
Snake Fungal Disease Is Spreading in California. What Can We Do?
As statewide funding for disease surveillance runs out this year, here’s what to look out for—and how to be a friend to your local snakes.
