Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has declared 230 acres of San Francisco critical habitat for the Franciscan manzanita, the oft-discussed rare shrub famous for its dramatic rediscovery and the relocation of a sole survivor in 2009.
Big Sur fire nears full containment as SF Board of Supervisors consider plastic water bottle ban and more Bay Area nature news…
For decades, the Palo Alto-based Environmental Volunteers have shown kids the wonders of nature all around them.
Environmental volunteer Bob Dodge explains the antics of the Acorn Woodpecker
San Francisco lepidopterist Liam O’Brien explores the Bay Area’s diverse butterflies.
This fall’s government shutdown left a two-week gap in Point Blue Conservation Science’s bird monitoring and banding data. But with the counts now in, the second half of October appears to have been a success, with researchers capturing and banding a surprisingly high number of fox sparrows.
Independent, nonprofit environmental journalism connecting people with nature in the San Francisco Bay Area.
