Help for the Sparrows of Golden Gate Park
Every September, people flock to Golden Gate Park's Sharon Meadow to enjoy the arias sung during Opera in the Park. But there is another free concert at the other end...
Science and Nature
In Search of Mountain Plovers
Ninety percent of the world population of 8,000 to 10,000 mountain plovers winter in California after traveling from their breeding grounds in Montana and Colorado. Mountain plovers, now listed as...
Raptors and Windmills in an Era of Climate Action
In November, California voters decisively defeated Proposition 23, a measure that would have suspended our landmark law to curb greenhouse gas emissions. That was a genuine victory for the environment,...
Road vs. Stream in Niles Canyon
State Route 84 twists and turns along Alameda Creek through Niles Canyon between Fremont and Sunol. An effort by Caltrans to make the road safer has hit a roadblock: Environmental...
Early Wildflower Blooms Help Define our California “Winter”
You know you're a true Californian when you learn to prefer February flowers to snow shovels.
Video: Western Fence Lizards are Full of Surprises
Western fence lizards are a common sight in Bay Area parks on sunny days. "When you see them," says naturalist Michael Ellis, "you should feel good, because if there's fence...
Video: Western Rattlesnakes in the Bay Area
Rattlesnakes are the only snakes in the world that have a mechanism for warning you that they are nearby. Return the favor by leaving snakes alone when you see them...
Video: Teetering Turkey Vultures
Birders call them TVs, and they are fun to watch, as they teeter along hillsides, cliff faces, even right in the city.
Keeping an Eye on Egrets
For John Kelly, who's worked for Audubon Canyon Ranch since 1988, develops and oversees conservation research, egrets and other wetland birds hold the key to monitoring and understanding how our...
EndangerBus Feature: Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse
Every once in a while, a small and unremarkable animal makes a huge impact on a landscape. So it is with the salt marsh harvest mouse around the edges of...
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