Park(ing) Day Highlights Need for Urban Green Space
Parking spaces are precious commodities in downtown San Francisco and San Jose, but this Friday dozens of groups will be using these spots not to park but as parks. Artists...
Urban Nature
Artist Plants Comics at UC Botanical Garden
For the The University of California Botanical Garden in the Berkeley Hills is home to one of the nation's largest collections of plant life. It houses many rare and endangered...
Habitat and Humanity
With millions of people and millions of acres of open space, the Bay Area is a lively, and sometimes uneasy, blend of wild and urban. In the East Bay, dozens...
Presidio Habitats: Big Art, Made for Wildlife “Clients”
Artists, naturalists, and National Parks officials come together to create a remarkable new exhibit of installation art made for "animal clients," open at the Presidio from May 16, 2010, though...
Counting Butterflies
On June 7, butterfly lovers in San Francisco will be out taking a count, and you can help.
Touring Native Gardens
All over the Bay Area in spring, native plant gardeners throw open their yards during several public tours. Chances are, there are some great gardens right near you.
Public Transit and Other Endangered Species
Might the streets we travel have once been migratory corridors for other species, now displaced and threatened by our urban ways? Did butterflies pass by this way, looking for mates,...
Getting to Work on Tennessee Hollow
The Presidio's Tennessee Hollow watershed is steeped in history. And it's a magnet for wildlife. Now, the Presidio Trust is embarking on an ambitious restoration project. Find out how you...
Fall is the Season When Garden Spiders Live Large
Look in your backyard right now, and there's a decent chance you'll see the ornate webs of our local orbweaver spiders. After feeding on insects all spring and summer, banded...
Perseid Meteor Shower
In the early hours from moonset to dawn between August 8 and 14, skywatchers in the Bay Area will be able to see the spectacular annual show put on by...
