Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area

  • Plastic Pollution in the Ocean and What You Can Do About It

    Plastic Pollution in the Ocean and What You Can Do About It

    An extensive resource list and tips on how to minimize your plastic use and how to keep what plastic you do use from ending up in the ocean.

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  • Agreement Opens Way for Quarrying on Apperson Ridge

    Agreement Opens Way for Quarrying on Apperson Ridge

    A long-running battle over a quarry proposed for Apperson Ridge adjacent to Sunol Regional Wilderness reached a new chapter last month when two environmental groups struck a deal with the quarry operator. The deal includes major funding for habitat protection and other concessions, but also clears the way for quarrying in an area that’s important…

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  • Act Now to Save California State Parks

    Act Now to Save California State Parks

    Now’s the time to help save our California state parks from imminent closure under Governor Schwarzenegger’s budget plan!

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  • From the Field

    From the Field

    On Friday, May 29, the National Park Service and friends of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) will gather to celebrate the life and legacy of Brian O’Neill, who died from complications due to heart surgery on May 13. Brian was the superintendent of GGNRA for 22 years, and was revered by many for…

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  • Least Tern Return

    Least Tern Return

    Every spring California least terns return to the Bay Area to breed. These endangered birds, and other terns, have a remarkable hunting style: Drop quickly, and crash head-first into the water. Don’t try that at home!

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  • Two Chances for Expansion at Mori Point

    Two Chances for Expansion at Mori Point

    With a San Francisco Board of Supervisors vote set for April 30 to decide the fate of Sharp Park north of Mori Point, and a developer ready to sell a large property to the south, the rare snakes and frogs that thrive on Mori Point could get a whole lot more elbow room.

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