From Loving Land to Saving It
Not everyone can say they had a hand in preserving 30,000 acres of parkland. But longtime Bay Area resident Janet Santos Cobb can. Cobb helped pass a landmark East Bay...
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.
This Weekend: Get Dirty, Clean Up
After a summer spent watching our nation scramble to clean up one of history's largest oil spills, it seems like an especially good time to get our own hands dirty...
Dam Removal Debate Hits Bay Area: Have Your Say!
Would removing Stanford's Searsville Dam be a boon to threatened fish, a costly distraction from protecting other species, or even a danger to local residents and other wildlife? Government officials...
Anthony DeCicco Can’t Stay Away from the Bay
You can often find Bay Area native Anthony DeCicco teaching kids in Oakland about the wonders of wetlands at Martin Luther King Jr. Shoreline. Other times, look for him walking...
Deciding the Future of Candlestick Point Recreation Area
This Wednesday, July 14, California State Parks officials are convening a public meeting to examine the future of Candlestick Point State Recreation Area. Candlestick, to most people, means football, but...
Reimagining the Twin Peaks Bioregion
When the fog rolls in at Twin Peaks on a summer evening, the city recedes, and it gets a bit easier to imagine a 10-mile path connecting natural open space...
Charting Future for Santa Clara County Parks
For the first time since 1993, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has asked the county parks department to review criteria for land acquisition, and they're looking for input...
Volunteers to Descend on Las Trampas
On July 24 and 25, you could be one of about 150 people who will join Cathy Moyer's Volunteers for Outdoor California to work at Las Trampas Regional Wilderness on...
Best of Times, Worst of Times for Contra Costa Preservation
The new Habitat Conservation Plan in East Contra Costa County has been short on money, but land prices almost couldn’t be better.
Jack Laws on Loving Nature
Naturalist and artist Jack Laws throws his whole body and soul into inspiring people to love, and understand, the natural world around them. His field guides are amazing, but have...
