Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area
A new genomic study suggests they’re their own thing. That’s probably thanks to one bold bird.
In January, Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) purchased a 2,284-acre parcel on the southern slope of Santa Cruz Mountains, preserving a site where a proposed sand-and-gravel quarry was scrapped following a decade-long, Indigenous-led campaign opposing the project. It’s the third parcel the environmental nonprofit has acquired within a 6,500-acre property, known as Sargent Ranch, over…
My most inspiring bike ride this past year was not on a mountain or in some exotic destination. It was sixteen flat and muddy valley miles under overcast skies.
In an unprecedented heat wave, we check in on the newts, the bears, the mussels, and all those flowers that just woke up for spring.
After the winter rains, these temporary pools often transform into rings of wildflowers.
BLM wants to open up areas for drilling near beloved Bay Area parks and wild spaces. We break down how likely that is.
Independent, nonprofit environmental journalism connecting people with nature in the San Francisco Bay Area.
