Quail Habitat Restoration Around the Bay
When Christmas Bird Counts revealed that the quail population in San Francisco was plummeting, the Golden Gate Audubon Society (GGAS) launched its Save the Quail campaign. Together with the Golden...
Wildlife
The Gardener and the Quail
Years ago, there was a quail refuge on the outskirts of the town of Bolinas. Seeking to restore her yard to the coastal prairie it used to be, Bolinas writer...
Frog Resources
Want to know more about frogs and how to keep them among us? Do you miss being awakened by frog songs in the night? There are fewer frogs in fewer...
A Leap of Faith
After moving to Berkeley from Mendocino County, writer David Wallace found that he missed the springtime serenades of his local amphibians. So the dug a small pond in his backyard...
What are your chances of seeing a black bear in the Bay Area?
Black bears, Ursus americanus, are found in many forested regions of California. In the Sierra Nevada they occur in all forests down to about 1,000 feet. In the northwest part...
Improved Salmon Run Up Lagunitas/San Geronimo Creeks
Assisted by generous early rains, astounding numbers of salmon swam up Lagunitas and San Geronimo creeks (on the northwest side of Mount Tamalpais) to spawn this past winter. Surveyors counted...
Oil-Plagued Sea Birds
The mystery source of oil that has plagued seabirds outside the Golden Gate for years was finally identified in February: the SS Jacob Luckenbach, which sank near the Farallon Islands...
Aquarium of the Bay ‘To Eat Or Not To Eat’ Responsible Seafood Choices
Marine biologists and environmental organizations have been sounding the alarm for a number of years about precipitous declines in fish populations around the world. To help get the word out...
From the Bottom Up
It's small, it's restless, and it changes sex halfway through its life. Plus, the humble bay shrimp occupies a crucial niche in the complex food web of San Francisco Bay....
Bay Area Fish Study
The first ever comprehensive assessment of fish in Bay Area streams is now available to the public. From 1992 to 1998, EPA biologist Robert A. Leidy investigated 79 streams that...
