Opinion pieces and perspective from people connected to nature in Northern California.
Mosses are not particularly competitive; they do not crowd out other species. They find a foothold where there are the proper resources: moisture, a place to tuck their rhizoid roots. The range from which they can acquire nourishment is limited. Humans are on the opposite end of that spectrum, able to move resources long distances, at increasingly devastating costs to one another and to ecosystems.
Invasive species removal is a long game. If you see the entire job before you, you may despair. But if you keep your head down and only look at what’s right in front of you, then you have a chance of really making a difference in the long term.
Wes Radez writes: "I have joined this team because I believe that environmental literacy connects people with places, motivating us to explore our natural world and work toward an equitable and sustainable future."
You don’t have to go far. But it helps to spend all your spare time in the woods. That's what Vishal Subramanyan, 20, does.
Behind the scenes of a frenetic, 13-hour birding challenge.
Ever since the 1930s, when an improbable remnant colony of sea otters was discovered off the rugged Big Sur coast after more than a century of intensive fur hunting, Californians have worked to bring the animals back from the edge … Read more
Atmospheric rivers are nothing short of a miracle for California. But climate change is altering their character.
With millions of acres burned in the last two years, it's likely you'll pass through a burned area.
Major October rain is in the forecast for the first time in five years. As they say in sports, sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.
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