Nick Collins is the leader of 510 Hikers, a weekly hiking group with a mission to diversify the outdoors.
Hiking For Who You Want to See in Nature
April 9, 2024 •
Trails
At Coyote Hills, 300 Acres of Farmland are Transforming
March 28, 2024 •
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.
At Taylor Mountain, a View Worth the Climb
February 6, 2024 •
The trail passes in and out of shadowed forests, and leads to a peak overlooking Santa Rosa, the Coast Range, and the Mayacamas mountains.
New Trail on Doolittle Drive Does a Lot
October 10, 2023 •
A half mile of new trail helps address a surprising number of problems in Oakland.
A Jewel of the South Bay’s Serpentine Grasslands Is Now Protected (and Open to the Public)
September 21, 2023 •
The 1,800-acre Máyyan ‘Ooyákma–Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve is home to 13 endangered or threatened species. Volunteers played a major role in making it accessible to the public.
Where to Watch Birds Migrate in the North Bay This Fall
September 21, 2023 •
Longtime birder David Wimpfheimer has intel for us.
Get on a Ferry
July 13, 2023 •
Ferries are cheap and environmentally friendly. Here are five destinations to help you see the Bay in a new way and get some good brisk salt air.
Wildflower Lands Now Open in the East Bay Hills
March 22, 2023 •
Explore 20 miles of new trails and over 2,800 acres of serene hills and woodlands, now added to the East Bay’s Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park.
When Will the Cotoni-Coast Dairies National Monument Open?
March 22, 2023 •
The Cotoni-Coast Dairies became a unit of the California Coastal National Monument in 2017. Following a two-year planning process, the Cotoni-Coast Dairies monument was slated to open in the fall of 2022. But that deadline has come and gone while the BLM navigates objections to the agency’s plan for public access.
At This Sonoma Park, You Can Walk to Pluto
March 22, 2023 •
If you’re looking to combine a stunning walk with a deeper contemplation of the cosmos, the PlanetWalk Trail, in Sonoma County’s Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, fits the bill.