An Indigenous Garden Takes Root
A $900,000 EPA grant funds a Cafe Ohlone x California State University collaboration.
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.
There’s a New Blue Flitting on Xerces’ Old Turf
The Xerces blue, long gone from San Francisco, became a symbol of the fight against extinctions. Now scientists are sending in a replacement to the dunes of the Presidio. Will...
Snake Fungal Disease Is Spreading in California. What Can We Do?
As statewide funding for disease surveillance runs out this year, here’s what to look out for—and how to be a friend to your local snakes.
The Parks That Make Up the East Bay’s Front Line
The East Bay Regional Park District is preparing its parks for climate change.
At Coyote Hills, 300 Acres of Farmland are Transforming
More than 100 different species of birds—from American bitterns to marsh wrens—have visited the native salt grass and sprawling, stubby pickleweed in the newly constructed seasonal wetland.
Local Heroes 2024: Kellyx Nelson, Conservation Action Hero
When she drives down the San Mateo County coast, Kellyx Nelson doesn’t see a piece of land she hasn’t touched. She sees more than 10 dams removed, 500 acres of...
Local Heroes 2024: Naji Lockett, Young Leader
Fallen oak branches, tangles of dense undergrowth, heaps of eucalyptus bark, and packed stands of fir trees cover thousands of acres of public land in the East Bay. Scrambling to...
Dos Rios Is California’s First State Park in 15 Years, and It Has a Lot to Do
Dos Rios Ranch State Park, in the Central Valley, is a test of California’s ability to adapt to the future—and learn from the past.
Mud-Starved Wetlands Get a Meal, At Last
With Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, the Bay’s wetlands are finally getting some precious muck. Why have we been dumping it offshore?
