Owl, a shuttle and Treasure Island
The male in pair of great-horned owls who've long nested in Glen Park died of rat poison, and other Bay Area nature news.
Urban Nature
A petition, an oil boom and a Douglas fir
Wild Emergency Services, an animal aid group, has started a petition to change way California Fish & Game deals with mountain lions in public places after Half Moon Bay cougar cub shooting, and more Bay Area nature news.
King Tide, Oakland Zoo and Humboldt squids
Thursday will bring highest tides of year. Grab your camera and help document Bay Area’s risk of sea level rise, and more Bay Area nature news.
Fracking leases, conservatives and a lone wolf
On Wednesday, feds opening 18,000 acres of land for oil and gas leases in Monterey Shale in central California, and other Bay Area nature news.
Chinook salmon sighted in Berkeley creek
The discovery of a 24-inch fish, believed to be a Chinook salmon, in a creek along Berkeley’s northern border with Albany, has inspired a ripple of excitement in the community.
Cougar cubs, oysters and weather stations
Widespread criticism over Cal Fish & Game decision to shoot cougar cubs hiding out at Half Moon Bay house, and more Bay Area nature news.
A devil, killer whales and a lawsuit
Enjoy the start of this week’s “atmospheric river” with a little nature news: Largest concentration of aggressive great-tailed grackles, a.k.a. “devil’s bird,” turns up in SF’s Lake Merced. [San Francisco Chronicle] SF enviros wary over bill to streamline enviro review, … Read more
Dunes, the airport and a thank you
Landowners trying to develop last of Daly City's historic sand dunes, and other Bay Area nature news.
Keeping the peace with urban coyotes
When a pet goes missing, urban coyotes can quickly develop a bad rap. But many wildlife experts say it’s not the coyotes who need better management -- it’s us.
Year of the Bay sets sail
On November 1, the historic ship the Alma set sail from the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park on the north end of the city, bound for its birthplace, Hunter’s Point, which it hadn’t visited for several decades. The Alma … Read more
