Lake Merritt, CEQA and restaurant fish
Oakland officials open a channel that will one day reconnect Lake Merritt to the SF Bay, and other Bay Area nature news.
Urban Nature
Hayward owl cam: Up close and personal with barn owls!
A family of barn owls at Hayward's Sulphur Creek Nature Center are the starts of an owl-cam: see baby owls hatching, feeding, and being their cute selves!
Lead bullets, abalone and nitrogen
Groups aim to make California first state to ban bullets made from lead to protect wildlife from poisoning, and more Bay Area nature news.
San Francisco, a honeybee’s paradise
Why has San Francisco, of all places, become the land of milk and honey for honeybees?
A bike race, Valero and a dog ban
America's top bike race will scale Mount Diablo in May, but it's creating a headache for organizers, and more Bay Area nature news.
Geocaching Oakland’s Belap Path
The East Bay Hills are riddled with hidden paths and staircases. Providing an athletic training ground for the hard-core runner, a short cut from elevation to elevation for the casual...
Sutro Sam, the river otter, getting too much attention
Wildlife experts say to leave San Francisco's adorable river otter alone a little bit.
San Francisco group seeks Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights
A group of San Francisco nature enthusiasts want to make official every kid's right to climb a tree, see the ocean and ride a bike.
The thrill of the hive: San Francisco beekeeping
One of San Francisco's most prominent beekeepers produces 500 pounds of honey a year by never turning down a bee in need.
Give a nesting bird a home
Nesting birds are coming back to town. Now's your chance to be a bird box landlord.
