Cars and bikes kill 5,000 newts every year on Alma Bridge Road. It’s an avoidable tragedy.
Santa Clara County Must Make Alma Bridge Road Safer for Wildlife
March 2, 2021 •
Perspective
Opinion pieces and perspective from people connected to nature in Northern California.
Point Reyes: Planning or Performance
January 7, 2021 •
The ongoing controversy regarding the future management of Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) encompasses the environment, historical preservation, the public will, and more. The National Park Service (NPS) was sued by three environmental groups in February of 2016, and in … Read more
See the Long-Tailed Weasel in Half Moon Bay
December 9, 2020 •
Half Moon Bay is a great place to see an elusive small carnivore.
Op-Ed: Save Tesla Park From a Stewardship Catastrophe
December 8, 2020 •
A group of scientists say Tesla Park should not be opened to off highway vehicles.
Op-Ed: A Fisherman’s Perspective on Whales and Crab Gear
November 9, 2020 •
“Ropeless” gear won’t work, a second-generation crab fisherman says.
Rethinking the Wildland-Urban Interface
October 27, 2020 •
What does it even mean to live in a fire-risk zone now?
Size Isn’t the Best Way to Talk About Fires
October 22, 2020 •
One million acres. It seems an astounding number for a single fire. Even many fire scientists, who know full well that fire belongs in these forests, struggled to contain their surprise at how large the August Complex fire in the … Read more
Where There’s Good Fire, There’s Good Smoke
September 30, 2020 •
To prevent megafires, we need more fire. But that also means learning more about smoke.
Greening Communities for Equity and Sustainability: Inside and Out
September 25, 2020 •
A longtime parks director writes about changes the Bay Area needs to make
A Model For Dismantling Environmental Racism
June 25, 2020 •
Literacy for Environmental Justice has worked with youth and nature in San Francisco for two decades.