
Muir Woods looking into a reservation system for parking, and other Bay Area nature news.

A 125-foot high basketball arena on San Francisco’s shoreline may be detrimental to wildlife, conservationists worry.

Drakes Bay Oyster Co. will likely close now that a federal appeals court ruled against company’s request to stay open, and other Bay Area nature news.

A new state report compiles evidence that California’s climate is rapidly changing.

Another success of the Endangered Species Act. The Santa Cruz cypress, a small evergreen, is doing well thanks to protections.

There has been so much talk of a potential fracking boom in California. But how, exactly, did the Monterey shale formation become so valuable?