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Before it became a park, Sobrante Ridge was home to vaccine testing and the infamous “Cutter Incident”
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Four Gray Whales Found Dead in the Bay Area as Mysterious Die-off Continues
April 22, 2021 •
April is the peak month for gray whales passing by the San Francisco Bay Area, drawing spectators to the coast to scan the ocean’s surface for a heart-shaped spout or the flick of a gray-speckled tail. But while the abundance … Read more
The Unequal Social Consequences of Wildfire Smoke in California
April 20, 2021 •
Around the American West, wildfires are increasing in size and frequency. In California, the list of Top-20 records are telling: 15 of the most destructive, nine of the largest, and seven of the deadliest wildfires have occurred since 2015. At … Read more
Now, California Waits for the Fires
March 31, 2021 •
Drought returns to California, with a long fire season ahead.
The Price of “Soft Gold”
March 30, 2021 •
My ancestors were among the Indigenous peoples who once lived alongside Russians on the Sonoma Coast. After 150 years, we’re telling our story.
Listen Closely, the Trees are Talking
March 30, 2021 •
When people say that trees “talk” to each other, that’s a concept that rests, in part, on an extraordinary and microscopic relationship between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and the roots of 90 percent of all plants.
Spring 2021 Almanac: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California Nature
March 30, 2021 •
Species (and a song) to look for in spring.
Gallery View
March 30, 2021 •
An Oakland art gallery funds environmental advocacy.
Bird Plural
March 30, 2021 •
Why do birds of the same—and different—feathers flock together? Well, it depends.
Country Cat, City Cat
March 30, 2021 •
A Marin County-based conservation photographer spends many hours looking at wildlife, and bobcats—both in the wild and around the neighborhood—are her favorite subject.