Some say a landmark conservation deal is now a “vision unfulfilled”
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.
Taking the Long View for the Summer
June 21, 2020 •
In May, my family and I headed to Sycamore Grove Park near Livermore for a long stroll on Mother’s Day. Something about the dry heat and native, lazy-limbed sycamore trees there feels like an earlier version of California, and it … Read more
Tending the Wild at Skyline Gardens
March 24, 2020 •
Skyline Gardens, an incredible hotspot for California native plants with sweeping views, doesn’t look like a garden. But it is.
New Maps, New Perspectives
March 24, 2020 •
North Coyote Valley near San José might look unremarkable in the context of the Bay Area’s 1.2 million acres of unprotected land. But there’s actually nothing quite like it. The valley represents one of the few available undeveloped connections between … Read more
Remembering the Survival Faire, Earth Day’s Predecesor
March 24, 2020 •
Fifty years ago, San José State students buried a car to symbolize the end of the oil era and the first Earth Day.
Save the Redwoods Reaches Deal for 564-Acre Cascade Creek Forest Near Año Nuevo
January 30, 2020 •
Save the Redwoods League has agreed on a deal to acquire 564 acres of redwood forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains, creating a new connection from Big Basin to Año Nuevo State Parks and protecting the headwaters of Cascade Creek. … Read more
Organizing for Resilience
January 6, 2020 •
Climate change is an urgent call for changing how we steward the land and connect people to it.
What Stewardship Looks Like in the Santa Cruz Mountains
January 6, 2020 •
Defining stewardship can be hard. Showing it is easy.
Caring for the Places We Love
January 6, 2020 •
Stewardship in the 21st century and beyond
Stewardship Teams Using Tech
January 6, 2020 •
Bats are bellwethers of climate change, so One Tam’s listening closely