The Rare Santa Cruz Sandhills and the People who Love Them
In the Santa Cruz Mountains, some passionate folks look after rare plants and animals in a unique habitat defined by sand but threatened by mining, development, and fragmentation.
Wildlife
The Otter and the Perch
River otters have been wildlife stars at Jewel Lake in Tilden Regional Park off and on over the last year. But did you know they're chowing down on rare fish?
Second chances: A golden eagle returned to the wild
Local wildlife photographer Jen Joynt observed the release of a rehabilitated golden eagle at Las Trampas Regional Wilderness in San Ramon. The eagle was likely hit by a car in...
Bees, Coyotes, and More at Point Reyes: Laguna Ranch Loop
Jules Evens continues his quest to hike every trail at Point Reyes National Seashore. Here, he traces a route where he once encountered a mountain lion. This time, the wildlife...
Nesting peregrine falcons sign of species’ success
City dwellers got a taste of live-action wildlife on Friday, when three out of four peregrine falcon eggs hatched in San Francisco.Perched in a nesting box high on a ledge...
Naturalist’s Notebook: How to Tell a Mole from a Gopher
Was that dirt hill caused by mole or gopher? Jack Laws gives us the hole story.
Spotted owls lose turf war at Muir Woods
If you’re fortunate to be hiking Muir Woods at sunset, be sure to keep your ears open and eyes peeled. You may just encounter one of the parks more stealthy...
A whale of a view
It’s been a great season to view California gray whales off the Northern California coast this year. There have been a number of unusual sightings in the San Francisco Bay....
Up close with Berkeley’s wildlife at Tilden Regional Park
Photographer Elaine Miller Bond didn’t have far to go to take these beautiful photographs of a coyote and a red-shouldered hawk. They were shot right here in Tilden Regional Park...
Burrowing owls, and docents, return to Berkeley marina
This year, five burrowing owls have been documented at the Berkeley marina. The small ground-dwelling birds spend much of the day sitting alertly near their burrows, astonishingly close to all...
