How people came to understand the North Bay’s iconic peak.
Meet Mount Tamalpais
September 25, 2017 •
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.
Find a Lot of Bugs When You Clean Your Backyard Swimming Pool? Scientists Want to See Them
August 25, 2017 •
A new citizen science project looks closely at the insect gold mine that is backyard pools — and already it’s found potentially new species.
Presumed Extinct, a Wildflower Reappears on Mount Diablo
June 28, 2017 •
The Mount Diablo Buckwheat disappeared in the 1930s. It was thought to be extinct. A single population was rediscovered in 2005. And then last year botanists found a new population numbering in the millions. How has this rarest of rare plants survived?
The Charms of Tolay Lake Regional Park
June 28, 2017 •
In the Alaguali tradition, this lake in Sonoma County was a place of healing. Charmstones found in the lake bed date to more than 4,000 years old, and come from as far away as Mexico.
José González on Growing Latino Outdoors
June 28, 2017 •
Latino Outdoors is a familiar part of the California conservation landscape. Now its founder is ready for LO to take its place alongside the Sierra Club and Nature Conservancy.
Where Trump Budget Cuts Could Affect Bay Area Conservation
June 28, 2017 •
A small sample of the big ways the president’s proposed budget would slash conservation measures around the Bay Area.
San Francisco’s Natural Areas Program Springs to Life
June 28, 2017 •
After several decades, San Francisco designates parklands to increase and preserve biodiversity.
Rainbow Trout Return to Orinda After Half-Century Away
April 3, 2017 •
Trout stopped swimming upstream from San Pablo Reservoir after the construction of a small dam in the 1960s. But when storms and workers cleared debris from the dam, the trout swam past.
How the East Bay Shoreline Became A Park for the People
March 28, 2017 •
A walk through the tumultuous history of the East Bay’s popular shoreline park.
A Mountaintop with Panoramic Bay Area Views, Closed to the Public for 59 Years, Opens This Fall
March 28, 2017 •
At the “resting place of the hummingbirds,” a panoramic view of the Bay Area that few from the general public have ever seen.