
What better way to celebrate the end of the week and the ascent of summer than an evening hike ending with a breathtaking sunset? Friday marks the longest day of the year, with the sun rising at 5:48 AM and setting at 8:35 PM. The summer solstice sunset is the sun’s final hurrah before it…

Eddie Dunbar has helped make Oakland a bit friendlier towards the Bay Area’s creepy-crawlies.

Krill bloom brings in crowd of whales, including blues, into Monterey Bay, and more Bay Area nature news.

Summer’s the time to get outside, but in California that also means steering clear of poison oak. Here are some tales of woe, and a video to help you avoid getting POed.

A new ordinance advances coho salmon protection along Lagunitas Creek in Marin. But salmon advocates say it has too many loopholes.

State parks chief General Anthony Jackson told East Bay park activists that his department needs MBAs and that the whole parks community needs to diversify.