Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area
The global species-finding competition returns on April 24, minus the competition.
Did you know the original name of the Point Reyes peninsula was Punta de los Reyes, which translates to Point of the Kings? Spanish explorer Sebastian Vizcaino chose the name because he anchored in Drakes Bay on January 6, 1603, the Day of the Kings, a holiday celebrated in Mexico to honor the three wise…
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Editor’s Note: We’ll update this story as park conditions change. April 16 at 2:45 p.m.We strongly encourage anyone heading to a park to investigate and closely read up on the current restrictions as they apply to the specific park of interest. Restrictions vary widely across the state, counties, districts, cities, and individual parks. Follow social…
Conservation groups say the environmental assessment avoids considering environmental justice or marine life
I’m not usually masochistic. But then I spent three months this winter trying to observe extremely elusive short eared owls in a busy park in the inner Bay Area. (I’ll omit the location in order to preserve a semblance of their privacy.) From this I learned patience, frustration, and futility. Each outing was a Zen…
It’s hard not to wonder if maybe it’s the people that have changed, and not the animals.
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