Tule Elk Rutting
October is the final month of tule elk rutting season, when the males fight it out for dominance and the right to mate with the females of the herd. Our...
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How have humans influenced wild animal behavior?
Most of the world’s 5,000 or so species of mammals are already nocturnal, so the effect of urbanization on their circadian activity is probably nil. Actually, even the nocturnal animals...
Letter from the Publisher
The browning and dropping of the leaves off California buckeyes in August is a sure sign that summer is waning. The arrival of the advance guard of southbound shorebirds along...
Resurvey of San Pablo Bay
1854: U.S. coast survey map by Josh Collins.; 1897: U.S. coast survey map courtesy CA State Lands Commission; 1996: NASA infrared photo. www.stillhere.org
The Dream Given by You
The return of endangered coho salmon to their ancestral spawning grounds in this west Marin watershed is an essential component of the connective tissue that holds a fragmented ecosystem together....
The Vale of Tesla
Nestled in the hills southeast of Livermore, at the border between the San Joaquin Valley and the Bay Area, the old Tesla Mine townsite in Corral Hollow sustains a vibrant...
Bay Area Ridge Trail Progress
It was over 30 years ago that William Penn Mott, Jr. conceived the idea for a ridge-top trail encircling the Bay and linking over 75 local parks and open space...
What’s the difference between bird songs and bird calls?
Q: What’s the difference between bird songs and bird calls? [L.R., Santa Clara A: Bird song, usually produced by the male, is an advertisement of territory and breeding availability, and,...
Transit to Trails, 2001
Each weekend, thousands of Bay Area residents try to “get away from it all” by driving to beaches, parks, and other open spaces. As a result, we contribute—unwittingly—to some of...
Trees of Golden Gate Park and San Francisco Book Review
After reading The Trees of Golden Gate Park and San Francisco, it’s difficult to know which is more significant—that Golden Gate Park exists at all, or that in today’s world...
