Stavocet/Avostilt
While you’re exploring the Bay Area this fall, keep your eyes open for the new bird on the Bay. Ten years after Jim Rosso’s initial sighting, San Francisco Bay Bird...
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Letter from the Publisher
If you look down at street drains at certain spots in Berkeley, you’ll notice stenciled onto the curb words to the effect of “Do Not Dump. Drains to Bay.” Of...
Life on Black Mountain
Q: Getting permission to live in a cabin on Black Mountain Ranch (in the hills east of Palo Alto) in 1975 must have been pretty exciting for a graduate student...
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD, or “the District”) was formed by voters in 1972 to create and preserve a greenbelt in the Santa Cruz Mountains that would help...
Above Silicon Valley, Black Mountain’s Rich Natural History
Montebello Open Space Preserve in Los Altos Hills. Trail: 5.5 mi, 1,092 ft elevation gain, loop
The Essential Tree
It's almost impossible to imagine the California landscape without oak woodlands. But this most familiar and prolific habitat faces a number of serious threats, including unchecked suburban development and Sudden...
Bay Area Environmental Organizations
Across the Bay Area, a wide range of nonprofits, public agencies, research institutions, and community groups work to protect San Francisco Bay and advance environmental conservation throughout the region. Acterra...
Experience the Bay
Swimmers plunge into the Bay at Aquatic Park for the swim to Alcatraz and back. Photo by Charles Kennard. The best way to appreciate San Francisco Bay is to experience...
Four Threats to a Healthy Bay
Habitat Loss On the fringes of the Bay lie the varied wetlands that feed and shelter the Bay’s wildlife. Chinook salmon, white croaker, and northern pintails feed in the shallow...
Toward A Healthy Bay
In the 40 years since the movement to save San Francisco Bay began, we have moved from desperately fending off more bay fill projects to proactively restoring thousands of acres...
