Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area
Happy Monday news digest: Rich people have a lot more trees than poor people, according to research into “green” income inequality. The U.S. Forest Service and other groups are taking notice and trying to bridge the green divide so that trees are not only a form of decoration but part of the infrastructure fabric of…
What’s in a name? A new bill passed today in Sacramento changes the name of California Department Fish & Game to “Fish & Wildlife.” It may sound symbolic more than anything else. But the bill’s author, Assemblymember Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, believes it more accurately emphasizes the broader mission of the state agency, which is…
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is embarking on it’s first major foray into managing rangelands with the planning of the Purisima-To-The-Sea trail, which connects the Santa Cruz mountains to Highway 1. The district has adopted a policy of “conservation grazing” — using livestock to control the spread of invasive species, boost the natives, and prevent…
Your Wednesday news digest: The Franciscan manzanita, discovered in the Doyle Drive project as the last remaining wild specimen of its species, is now listed as endangered. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service made the decision and in so doing designated 11 areas in San Francisco to protected land where the flowering bush could be…
Early in our work on each issue of the magazine, we send out a call for photos to more than 400 local photographers and artists. The idea is maybe they have some images on file that fit with stories we have in the next issue. It always feels a bit like a leap of faith.…
Work in a tall building? Here’s something you can do this fall for birds. Get your building manager to participate in the Lights Out for Birds program to reduce the numbers of bird collisions into tall buildings during the fall migratory season, which has just begun. It’s as simple as closing the shades, or turning…
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