Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area
This Wednesday, July 14, California State Parks officials are convening a public meeting to examine the future of Candlestick Point State Recreation Area. Candlestick, to most people, means football, but the state recreation area just beyond the stadium is noteworthy in its own right: It was the first state park ever created specifically to serve…
Some unwitting humans are bobbing in the water off the coast of California. A gigantic shark, 30 feet long, rises from the depths of the dark ocean. The shark slowly approaches the people, and then …
When the fog rolls in at Twin Peaks on a summer evening, the city recedes, and it gets a bit easier to imagine a 10-mile path connecting natural open space from Crissy Field through Twin Peaks and Glen Canyon down to Candlestick Point. That image occupies Claire Beyer’s mind, and it’s the ultimate goal of…
On July 24 and 25, you could be one of about 150 people who will join Cathy Moyer’s Volunteers for Outdoor California to work at Las Trampas Regional Wilderness on the Sycamore Trail, right on the ridgeline, with incredible views of both Mount Diablo and San Francisco.
For the first time since 1993, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has asked the county parks department to review criteria for land acquisition, and they’re looking for input from the public on what kinds of parklands they buy, and where.
Despite the fog, we still think of summer as beach season here in the Bay Area. And that’s one thing we have in common with the western snowy plover, a small bird that needs a lot of help to brave the crowds on San Francisco’s beaches. Volunteering to watch, walk, and talk for the snowy…
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