Mapping the future of the coast
Most of the people in the world–and most of their infrastructure–can be found in jurisdictions bordering the coast or coastal watersheds. The Bay Area is no exception. However, in this...
Climate Change
Climate Chronicles: A Sea Change for Seabirds on the Farallon Islands
You’ll likely smell them before you see them: A rich ammoniac scent engulfs our boat, and then they loom out of the fog – spires of naked rock, eerily lunar in configuration....
“Global Frackdown” aims to educate, incite change
Bay Area residents gathered on Crissy Field for the "Global Frackdown," a protest rally against the growing use of shale drilling that's raised environmental concerns.
Water desalination plants on the horizon
Water desalination may seem too costly and too riddled with complications to go anywhere fast. But that doesn’t mean water managers are giving up hope. Faced with an uncertain future...
Lessons from the Mountain
The looming bulk of Mount Hamilton is a familiar sight to anyone driving Highway 101 through the Santa Clara Valley. At 4,196 feet, it's the tallest peak visible from the...
Kids Tracking Climate, in Real Time
Maybe you take the bus to work or abandon the gas pedal on Bike to Work Day, but how do you know whether you and your neighbors are making a...
A “digital naturalist” studies climate change
Mike Hamilton, director of the Blue Oak Ranch Reserve on Mount Hamilton, describes himself as a "digital naturalist." He's wired the reserve's 3,260 acres with sensors, sent up drone helicopters,...
HELiOS Project: Helping Schools Go Solar
What better place than at school to get going on solar? The HELiOS project is making it happen for Bay Area schools.
Conservation Action Award: Ellie Cohen
Ellie Cohen became president and CEO of what is now PRBO Conservation Science in 1999. Under her leadership, the organization has grown from the local Point Reyes Bird Observatory, founded...
Could Dirt Save the World from Climate Change? This Marin Group Thinks So.
A project in West Marin shows how ranchers, and a whole lot of compost, can help mitigate climate change.
