A Surprisingly Chill Hang Around a (Prescribed) Fire
Community spirit—and serious safety precautions—made my first prescribed burn feel like a friendly gathering.
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Saving the Whales Just Got a Little Easier
Thermal cameras just installed in May have been picking up whale spouts nearly every day.
What I Learned by Fishing Without Rod, Reel, or Hook
A photographer’s 4,000-mile journey to find California’s native trout.
How Would California Forever’s Proposed Solano Shipyard Affect the Environment? Details Are Scant.
The idea is to build newfangled autonomous vessels. Possibly over 1,000 feet long. Possibly as soon as 2028.
Newsom Wants Prop 4 Funds for Golden Gate Fields. Some Local Conservationists Have Other Priorities.
“This timeline is moving quicker than anyone imagined,” says an East Bay parks rep.
Could Avocados Be A Transformational Fruit for the Bay Region?
It may be avocado season in the Bay.
Point Reyes Is ‘Reimagining’ Its Trails, and Wants Your Input
More than six decades later, Point Reyes National Seashore's 150 miles of trails are being reconsidered from the ground up.
Black Birders Week Takes Flight in the Bay Area
The 6th annual bird walk where we ask ourselves the tuft questions.
The Indigenous Exhibit That Trump Failed To Stop
A first-of-its-kind collaboration between Ohlone youth and UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science almost fell apart when a federal grant was axed. Then researchers took the Trump administration to court — and won.
Bay Area on Track to Meet Ambitious 50×50 Conservation Goal
“There’s a story behind each and every property. There are the wins, the losses, there are the struggles,” one conservationist says. “And it’s not over.”
