
Summer is upon us, and the rattlers are out. Or rather, you are. Which makes you much more vulnerable to running into one.

On May 31, the Oakland Museum will open its overhauled science gallery, the world’s largest museum exhibit focused on California’s habitats and wildlife.

Gov. Jerry Brown wants to divert $500 million earmarked for environmental initiatives to balance state budget.

Sonoma locals up in arms about state parks plan to charge for beach parking, and other Bay Area nature news.

On its 40th anniversary, the Endangered Species Act has a 99 percent success rate.

Every so often I see a note from a local birder or amateur botanist that reminds me that there’s a whole world of animal and plant movement under our noses all the time, comings and goings of which we just catch glimpses every so often. That’s what happened on Cinqo de Mayo, when San Francisco…