Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area
Two strong historical El Nino wet winters nurture hope for relief from our current drought. But there are several good reasons to hedge about the coming winter.
The 23,000 acres around Crystal Springs are prime hiking territory in an urban region desperate for more places to get outdoors. They’re also home to numerous endangered species, and critical to San Francisco’s drinking water supply.
“I am what poet, farmer, essayist and author Wendell Berry might call a placed person, and this is my home.”
Why are deer droppings so small? East Bay Regional Parks’ Cat Taylor has the scoop on ungulate poop.
The Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge might not look like much. But its industrial surroundings hide a biodiversity gem.
In a normal year, The Marine Mammal Center rescues around 600 animals. It’s only August, and they’re way, way past that number.
Independent, nonprofit environmental journalism connecting people with nature in the San Francisco Bay Area.
