Madeline’s Garden
A resident of Saratoga, Madeline Morrow sits on the Steering Committee of the 2013 “Going Native” tour, a two-day extravaganza of 60 open gardens around Santa Clara, including hers. The...
Science and Nature
Steelhead trout flopping around in dried up Palo Alto creek
With creek water drying up, steelhead trout advocates in Palo Alto are worried about whether this year's fish will be able to spawn.
Tesla, a mini door and fire
The future of Tesla property in Livermore could be decided by year's end, and other Bay Area nature news.
Spotting the subject of legends, the common poorwill
Expert birders can go a lifetime in pursuit of the common poorwill. One Bay Area photographer recently stumbled across the subject of legends.
White sharks, Sutro Forest and sniff dogs
Great white sharks get full legal protection under CA endangered species act as state considers official listing, and other Bay Area nature news.
Are deer twins common?
Are deer twins common? Turns out, yes, even though any individual twin fawn is less likely to survive than its singleton cousins. What gives, nature?
How can math help solve the climate puzzle?
Mathematicians are jumping in to help sort out the underlying equations that make up the Earth's complex, and rapidly changing climate system.
Bringing life back to Mountain Lake
San Francisco's only remaining natural lake has experienced dramatic changes over its 2,000 year history, and is about to see another one.
Lake Merritt, CEQA and restaurant fish
Oakland officials open a channel that will one day reconnect Lake Merritt to the SF Bay, and other Bay Area nature news.
Hayward owl cam: Up close and personal with barn owls!
A family of barn owls at Hayward's Sulphur Creek Nature Center are the starts of an owl-cam: see baby owls hatching, feeding, and being their cute selves!
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