Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area
Our first sign of falcon presence is a lone pigeon feather that floats down like a sinister snowflake from the top of the Alcatraz lighthouse, the highest point on the island. “I bet that top walkway is just littered with
This May, Dr. Martin Griffin passed away at age of 103. He was a colossus of conservation in the Bay Area. An interview from 2011, when we named him one of our first Local Hero award winners.
The Ukiah Valley is getting a $7M federal grant meant to help high-risk communities—and the landscapes surrounding them—become more fire-resilient. The Forest Service says prescribed fire is key. So why aren’t Ukiah and other grantees proposing to do more of it?
Stefan Thuilot has been documenting a very big picture view of how forests are changing.
Or is his name Bob?
A $900,000 EPA grant funds a Cafe Ohlone x California State University collaboration.
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