Opinion pieces and perspective from people connected to nature in Northern California.
America’s national parks are often imagined as faraway destinations for special vacations. We’ve set aside places like Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Yellowstone as getaways unrivaled in majesty and glory. I worked in many of these parks during my 12 years … Read more
Here in the Bay Area, we pride ourselves on being environmental trailblazers. Our achievements include pioneering curbside recycling, prohibiting the use of ozone-depleting Styrofoam, and leading the effort to ban plastic bags, straws, and utensils. California, likewise, has long been … Read more
The California Assembly has passed a bill that would outlaw so-called "second generation" anticoagulant rodenticides.
Silicon Valley entrepreneur and former California Coastal Commissioner (from 2006-2013) Steve Blank will give the commencement speech at the UC Santa Cruz Rachel Carson College on June 15, with stories about what he calls when “truth and justice faced money … Read more
I moved to the Bay Area 20 years ago, and still feel a daily thrill at living in such a special place. Today, as I reflect on my new role as CEO of Greenbelt Alliance and the path that brought … Read more
California wants to go carbon negative. But even policymakers tend to overlook the best way to get there.
A proposed housing development in Richmond would destroy critical eelgrass beds that sequester carbon and support rich marine life, opponents say.
The park ranger who's popularized the #AsianOutsider hashtag explains how he sees the Bay Area outdoors movement changing.
Independent, nonprofit environmental journalism connecting people with nature in the San Francisco Bay Area.
