UC Berkeley Study: Experiencing ‘Awe’ in Nature Can Bring Healing
A UC Berkeley study looks at underserved youth and veterans and finds apparent healing benefits to time in nature.
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Solving the West’s Wildfire Problem Means Solving Human Problems
There’s room for Native ecological practices in California’s fire management, Chuck Striplen writes -- but we have work to do first.
The Ohlone People Gather
Indigenous writer Gregg Castro reflects on the 25th anniversary of the Gathering of Ohlone Peoples.
There’s More to Sharktober than Great Whites
The San Francisco Bay shark I study has been called tope, oil shark, school shark, soupfin, and vitamin shark. I think it's pretty great.
Hiking in Huaraches, and Finding Home in Nature
Jose Gonzalez writes about learning to see culture in nature.
Human-Caused Climate Change Severely Exposes the U.S. National Parks
Climate change has exposed the United States National Parks to hotter and drier conditions than the country as a whole, a UC Berkeley scientist writes.
Anemones Recognize ‘Us’ and ‘Them’ — and Go to War Over It
Check out any Pacific coast tidepool for a chance to see the evidence of a common invertebrate going to war over the difference between us and them.
On Butterflies, Parasites, and Viruses
How does a Broadway actor become San Francisco's go-to lepidopterist? Liam O'Brien explains.
Fishing Forecasts Can Predict Marine Creature Movements
Marine animals adjust their lives to the weather just like you do.
After 25 Years, Friends of Edgewood Natural Preserve Still “Raising the Coefficient of Beauty”
First formed to stop a hillside golf course proposal, Friends of Edgewood Natural Reserve turns 25 in 2018.
