Rethinking the Wildland-Urban Interface
What does it even mean to live in a fire-risk zone now?
Category: Perspective
Opinion pieces and perspective from people connected to nature in Northern California.
Size Isn’t the Best Way to Talk About Fires
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...
Where There’s Good Fire, There’s Good Smoke
To prevent megafires, we need more fire. But that also means learning more about smoke.
Greening Communities for Equity and Sustainability: Inside and Out
A longtime parks director writes about changes the Bay Area needs to make
A Model For Dismantling Environmental Racism
Literacy for Environmental Justice has worked with youth and nature in San Francisco for two decades.
Q&A With “Bird Savant” John Robinson on Black Birders Week
A Q&A with Bay Area birder John Robinson about race, access, and birding.
Q&A: Rue Mapp on Outdoor Afro at 11
Since its inception in 2009, Outdoor Afro has been a leader in inclusive outdoor engagement. In the last 11 years, a lot has changed.
The World’s Most Powerful Classroom. No Tech Support Required.
The focus on nature right now might seem counterintuitive. On the contrary, being outside is recognized as an essential activity.
Our Global Effort to Find Nature and Community In a Time of Shelter-in-Place
The City Nature Challenge has gone hyperlocal and non-competitive. That doesn't mean giving up our goals.
A Behind the Scenes Look at Point Reyes National Seashore
Did you know the original name of the Point Reyes peninsula was Punta de los Reyes, which translates to Point of the Kings? Spanish explorer Sebastian Vizcaino chose the name...
