Charles Kennard: Eclectic Environmentalist
From taking photos to weaving ornamental beehives and tule boats, Charles Kennard's art is inspired by nature.
Category: Stewardship
The San Francisco Bay Area is bejeweled with hundreds of parks and open space preserves as well as a rich set of laws and policies meant to ensure the survival of vulnerable species and ecosystems. Real people made this happen through a dedicated call to stewardship.
Weaving Art and Nature: Charles Kennard
From weaving handcrafted ornamental beehives to restoring watersheds, Charles Kennard is an eclectic environmentalist who brings his artistic sensibilities to his conservation efforts.
A bird’s eye view of new wind turbines in Altamont Pass
Wind power companies are taking a bird’s eye view in siting new turbines in the Altamont Pass.As a major re-powering effort gets underway to replace 50-year-old windmills with fewer and...
Rodent bait a danger to wildlife
Got rats? As appealing as it may seem to have your rodent intruders done away with the drop of a few blue pellets, the city of San Francisco is telling...
Green film festivals showcase local flavor
It’s showtime. What better way to spend a blustery day in early March than to visit the two green film festivals in San Francisco? This year’s line-up features a number...
On touching a sea squirt, and other adventures with nature
Inspired by a teaching stint with inner-city kids 20 years ago, English-born teacher Mandi Billinge founded an organization that gives thousands of Bay Area children their first hands-on experience with...
Back to the Land at Hidden Villa
Whether you're looking for lessons in seed saving or hikes in nature, you'll find them in the hills above Los Altos at Hidden Villa, which was home to the region's...
What it takes to win land battles — a “badgerly” spirit
In west Petaluma, a hilly, treeless plot of land will be declared the Paula Lane Nature Preserve next month because of the tenacious work of local residents who were inspired...
Experts, amateurs pair up to build real-time field guide
Scientists and citizen scientists may share a love of nature, but they have few tools to exchange information. A new online tool called the Bay Area Bio-Atlas seeks to deepen...
Legislating for nature
Berkeley Assemblymember Nancy Skinner muses about an early internship gathering park data, how local governments are leading the world on environmental issues, and why she wants to make reflective roofs...
