The money is meant to fix longstanding tree-cover gaps in disadvantaged neighborhoods—but it’s a fraction of what’s needed.
As Cities Heat Up, USDA Grants $42 Million for Urban Trees Around the Bay
December 7, 2023 •
Urban Nature
In the San Francisco Bay Area, slices of nature pop up in the most unexpected places, a testament to the region's wealth in biodiversity and the resilience of its natural systems. Bringing nature to urban areas is not just about ensuring the survival of species, but enhancing people's quality of life through a fulfillment of our innate need to be with nature.
Oakland Offers a Plan to Aid Its Troubled, Unequal Tree Canopy
October 30, 2023 •
The plan—yet to be City-approved—calls for upward of $17 million in maintenance for Oakland’s neglected trees.
New Trail on Doolittle Drive Does a Lot
October 10, 2023 •
A half mile of new trail helps address a surprising number of problems in Oakland.
Now We Are Asking Nature to Solve the Problems We Created
October 5, 2023 •
What’s a nature-based solution? An explainer.
Map: Where Oodles of Federal Dollars for Nature Are Going
September 15, 2023 •
BIL and IRA spending on nature in the greater San Francisco Bay Area has topped $1 billion, according to Bay Nature’s most recent tally for our Wild Billions project.
iNaturalist Strikes Out on Its Own
September 12, 2023 •
With the help of a $10 million startup grant iNaturalist has separated from the California Academy of Sciences and National Geographic Society and become its own independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Plants Are Culture, Too
August 30, 2023 •
¡Plantásticas! Our Lives with Plants, a temporary exhibition at the Exploratorium in San Francisco, explores the myriad relationships between people and plants, with a special focus on Latinx and Indigenous perspectives.
Just in Time for Algae Season, A New Satellite Map Offers Glimpses of Bay Blooms
August 7, 2023 •
No one agency is tasked with protecting us from marine algal blooms. So here’s a map worth checking before you go out on the waters of San Francisco Bay.
Tactical Pooping, and Other Ways Birds Survive Summer
August 3, 2023 •
Here’s a look at how birds beat the heat along with some ways you can help. As SFBBO researcher Katie LaBarbera says, “these are birds trying to survive in the crevices in our world.”
Why a Mouse Matters
July 20, 2023 •
Salt marsh harvest mice are hard to find, and their fates offer a glimpse at our own coastal society’s future. A reporter tags along on an epic rangewide survey of salties—the Bay Area’s own endemic mouse species.