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In Bodega Bay, crabbers struggle to protect whales frequenting their waters–while still making a living.
Postcard from Bodega Bay: “I Don’t Want to See These Whales Go Away”
September 27, 2020 •
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Look Up
September 27, 2020 •
This fall and winter offer opportunities to see many of the most beloved astronomical phenomena, if you just look up.
Abstract Art? Floating Laboratory? Oakland’s Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab Is Both
September 27, 2020 •
The Float Lab is both an experiment in resilient architecture and a piece of public art.
Watch the Restoration of a Watershed on Marsh Creek Trail
September 27, 2020 •
From Marsh Creek Regional Trail, see some of the newest projects restoring this watershed for salmon, beaver, and tricolored blackbirds.
First-of-its-Kind Climate Parcel Tax Now a Measure of Hope
September 27, 2020 •
How Measure AA funds are being used to restore shorelines, wildlife habitat, and public access around the San Francisco Bay
Naturalist’s Notebook: Listen to Forest Owls
September 27, 2020 •
If you go into the woods and listen, you may hear great horned owl duets, the trill of western screech owls, toots of northern saw-whet owls, or the daytime call of the northern pygmy owl.
Do Sea Anemones Live Forever?
September 27, 2020 •
As long as they aren’t poisoned or eaten, sea anemones just keep on keeping on. But how?
Golden-Crowned Sparrows and the Song of Fall
September 27, 2020 •
Golden-crowned sparrows are a symbol and sound of Bay Area fall. When you hear one, you know that the season has begun.
A Salmon Shark Strands Under the Orange Sky
September 17, 2020 •
A North Bay birder on a field trip to the coast on September 9 found a four-foot salmon shark washed up dead at Doran Beach, in Bodega Bay. It’s the second stranding of a salmon shark in the last month … Read more
Climate Change and Forest Management Have Both Fueled Today’s Epic Western Wildfires
September 16, 2020 •
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. What is driving the wildfires that are ravaging California, Oregon and Washington? President Trump and state officials have offered sharply different views. Trump asserts … Read more