Subtleties of the Subtidal
San Francisco Bay is both familiar and mysterious. Millions see it every day, yet we almost never glimpse beneath the steely surface. From eelgrass and oyster beds to mudflats and...
Science and Nature
Book Review: Dorothy Erskine, Graceful Crusader for Our Environment
A strong biography of the founder of Greenbelt Alliance, dorothy Erskine, who deserves to be remembered widely and well.
What are glowworms?
We don’t have fireflies in the Bay Area, but we do have glowworms. What are they and why the heck do they light up?
Book Review: Introduction to California’s Beaches and Coast
Chances are you've sat on the beach and pondered where the sand goes when the waves carry it off, or maybe what the California coast looked like a million years...
Park(ing) Day Highlights Need for Urban Green Space
Parking spaces are precious commodities in downtown San Francisco and San Jose, but this Friday dozens of groups will be using these spots not to park but as parks. Artists...
Berkeley Puma Caught at the Intersection of Habitat and Humanity
When a mountain lion showed up at 3 a.m. on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley, things weren't going to end well for that lion. Statewide, though, many times more lions die...
Lech Naumovich Speaks Up for Plants
Lech Naumovich, conservation analyst for the California Native Plant Society's East Bay chapter and founding director of Golden Hour Restoration Institute, says if he's not outdoors half the year, then...
Alameda Creek Dam Policies Could Decide Frogs’ Future
Sarah Kupferberg, a research scientist at UC Berkeley, is fascinated by foothill yellow-legged frogs, once common but now scarce in Alameda Creek. The SF Public Utilities Commission is rebuilding the...
Graham Chisholm, One for the Birds
Graham Chisholm is a powerhouse for conservation in California. He's director of Audubon California, used to run the Nature Conservancy's California programs, has co-authored a couple of birding guides, and...
Don’t Miss the Summertime Blues!
This summer has been a great year for whale watching in Monterey Bay. The giant blues showed up early and have stuck around, making for daily sightings of these amazing...
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