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After dipping below its potential “extinction threshold,” the beloved butterfly population crashed again in 2020.
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California Commits to Conserving 30 Percent of its Land and Water by 2030. What Does That Mean?
December 2, 2020 •
On October 7 California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered the state to create a new California Biodiversity Collaborative and conserve 30 percent of its land and coastal waters by 2030. Conservationists have celebrated the enshrinement of biodiversity preservation among the state’s … Read more
On Quiet Beaches, Snowy Plovers Reclaim Their Territory
November 23, 2020 •
Fewer human visitors this spring and summer allowed snowy plovers to relax on California beaches.
Add “Dry” to the List of 2020 Descriptors
November 23, 2020 •
Pandemic, civil rights protests, fires, election, and oh yes, possibly the second driest calendar year on record.
Op-Ed: A Fisherman’s Perspective on Whales and Crab Gear
November 9, 2020 •
“Ropeless” gear won’t work, a second-generation crab fisherman says.
After Another Dry October, Have Water Worries Returned?
November 2, 2020 •
San Francisco records back-to-back fully dry Octobers for the second time in 170 years.
Flying in for the Crow Funeral
October 29, 2020 •
Can crows help explain human interest and rituals surrounding death?
Rethinking the Wildland-Urban Interface
October 27, 2020 •
What does it even mean to live in a fire-risk zone now?
Size Isn’t the Best Way to Talk About Fires
October 22, 2020 •
One million acres. It seems an astounding number for a single fire. Even many fire scientists, who know full well that fire belongs in these forests, struggled to contain their surprise at how large the August Complex fire in the … Read more
As Fires Continue, Land Managers Start to Survey Ecological Damage and Recovery in Bay Area Parks
October 1, 2020 •
Burns have varied in intensity throughout the Bay Area, leading to different ecological effects.