Up to a half-billion birds migrate across the U.S. each night, cloaked in darkness. BirdCast helps you see what they’re doing.
A Feather Forecast to Help You Tune Into Fall’s Magnificent Migrations
September 8, 2022 •
Pollution
How Birds Help Keep the Pajaro River Levees Safe Without Poison
December 6, 2021 •
Rodents can weaken critical river levees. Instead of poisoning them, leading to ripple effects up the food chain, levee managers on the Pajaro River are encouraging raptors to patrol the area.
Is This the Bayview’s Big Park Moment?
September 8, 2020 •
In San Francisco’s southeastern side, city officials see a crown jewel for a remade waterfront park. But will the people who live there see the same thing?
A New Chapter in the Fight for Point Molate
June 23, 2019 •
Last March, Richmond officials announced that they’d chosen SunCal to develop a housing and renovation project on Point Molate, a small headland just north of the Richmond Bridge. The project has vocal opponents who, among other concerns, worry over the … Read more
The Sea Beneath Us
March 25, 2019 •
Sea level rise has a gotcha-from-
behind twin: rising groundwater. It’s already here. And some experts
maintain, we’re not ready for it.
Do Parks Push People Out?
October 1, 2018 •
Parks improve health and fight climate change. But not all parks affect a community in the same way — and the question is: “Who’s it for?”
Charismatic Sea Ducks Seem to be Disappearing, But It’s Hard to Say Why
March 30, 2018 •
Are surf scoters disappearing from the San Francisco Bay? Or from the world?
Mystery Substance Killing Seabirds in the East Bay
January 20, 2015 •
State investigators will begin testing a mystery substance that has killed or injured more than 200 seabirds in the San Francisco Bay.
How an East Bay Water Agency is Experimenting with Mushrooms to Improve Water Quality
November 6, 2014 •
A pioneering experiment in the East Bay shows how mushrooms can reduce toxins or harmful microbes in the water supply
Berkeley Delays Plan to Exterminate Ground Squirrels
March 28, 2014 •
Water officials said they were concerned that ground squirrel tunnels were sending toxins into the San Francisco Bay.