New records set in Bay Area’s Christmas bird counts
The annual Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count, the longest running citizen science survey in the world, has finished up in the Bay Area with some important findings.
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Getting in tune with nature
Glen Ellen resident Bernie Krause records sounds in nature to understand a habitat's biodiversity.
‘Bouillabaisse of life’ in San Francisco Bay
Paddle the San Francisco Bay with Paul McHugh, a journalist and columnist who's been covering the environment for more than 30 years. VIDEO.
Cut Off from Nature or Take the Right Cut-off?
Another father-son geocaching adventure: Learning to love wetlands, even the ones by the highway.
Winter Fog Brings Quiet Beauty to Bay Area Parks
With all the cold and moist days we've had lately, it's the perfect time to experience winter's tule fog, a different variety than summer's ocean-borne type.
Pinnacles, trash and shipping
SF proceeds with enviro review of shipping trash by rail to Yuba County after groups sue, and more Bay Area nature news.
Bumblebees like flower diversity, not asphalt
Want to help out the bumblebee population? Get rid of asphalt and plant a diversity of flower species. That’s the conclusion of a new study of a California native bumblebee...
Spotlight on San Luis National Wildlife Refuge
If you find yourself headed through the Central Valley at this time of the year, a nice pit stop off Highway 5 is the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge.
Virginia rail peeks through reeds at Lake Merced
A Virginia rail made a surprise year-end appearance at Lake Merced in San Francisco.
Gateway to the Delta
I’m in another world from the moment I step into the East Bay Regional Park District’s Big Break Regional Shoreline. Here on the edge of the Delta in eastern Contra...
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