Oakland Zoo Expansion Debate Continues
The Oakland Zoo sits at the edge of Interstate 580, occupying the western corner of Knowland Park. At 45 acres, the zoo makes up less than one tenth of the...
Science and Nature
Tracking an Extreme Mammal: Elephant Seals
They can plunge to depths of more than a mile and stay submerged for 90 minutes without coming up for air. They can swim up to 14,000 miles a year....
Groups Sue SF Over Sharp Park
Environmental groups have filed suit against the city of San Francisco under claims it's violating the Endangered Species Act at Sharp Park Golf Course. The groups say that San Francisco,...
Toothy Charisma and More at SF Ocean Film Festival
A film festival about the ocean doesn't have to look far for charisma: certain toothy creatures and wave-riding daredevils will easily draw audiences. But the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival,...
SF Premiere of San Bruno Mt. Film “Butterflies & Bulldozers”
Many people living in the Bay Area know very little about San Bruno Mountain -- the massive, bald hill just south of San Francisco.The surprising story of this largest undeveloped...
A Good Season for Bay Herring
Each winter, a strange spectacle takes over San Francisco Bay. You'll see evidence of it: moving rafts of agitated birds; strings of cormorants; pods of sea lions; plunge-diving pelicans. And...
Green Film Festival Coming to San Francisco
Washington, D.C., has one. Seoul has one. Bristol, Tokyo, and Turin have one. And now, finally, the Bay Area has one. The first annual San Francisco Green Film Festival will...
Story Update: Subtleties of the Subtidal
This past October, we reported on a landmark plan to preserve and restore the subtidal habitats of the San Francisco Bay – thousands of acres that sit mostly out of...
Good News for Steelhead from SFPUC
Things are looking up for the steelhead trout of Alameda Creek. A revised plan to replace the Calaveras Dam includes several features that will benefit the federally threatened fish. The...
Big Birds in the Big City
When not visiting her hometown of Brooklyn, New York, to "perfect her accent," Nancy DeStefanis is helping kids discover nature through San Francisco Nature Education, the grassroots environmental education organization...
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