Oakland is expanding the number “parklets” to bring more green to urban residents.
Oakland getting more mini-parks
October 1, 2012 •
A Day Out with the Salmon
September 27, 2012 •
A bumper crop of chinook salmon this year brought out many fishermen, who haven’t been able to throw their lines in for four years.
Trail to the tip of the hummingbird’s bill at Tomales Point
September 26, 2012 •
Take a walk with Jules Evens to see tule elk and the reef at the northern tip of Point Reyes, surrounded on three sides by ocean.
The Farallon Islands: To be there is to understand wildness
September 26, 2012 •
The Farallon Islands off the San Francisco Bay may be small in scope but it ranks with the Serengeti in its significance to conservation.
“Global Frackdown” aims to educate, incite change
September 25, 2012 •
Bay Area residents gathered on Crissy Field for the “Global Frackdown,” a protest rally against the growing use of shale drilling that’s raised environmental concerns.
Walk along lower Lagunitas Creek
September 24, 2012 •
Birding and more along Lagunitas Creek, with Jules Evens and the naturalists-in-training from SPAWN.
Badgers Pop Up Around Mount Diablo
September 24, 2012 •
Head out to Mount Diablo and if you’re lucky you may, just may, see a badger these days.
“Global Frackdown” Rally in SF Focuses on Oil and Gas in California
September 21, 2012 •
The state is considering new regs on fracking, which could create a new oil boom in California, in a swathe stretching form the Bay Area to Los Angeles.
Canal neighborhood gets new community garden
September 17, 2012 •
San Rafael’s culturally diverse Canal neighborhood is well known for its bustling community centers and family owned businesses. But until now, the 5,000 residents who live here have lacked direct access to garden harvested produce. Earlier this month, residents gathered to … Read more
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Critical habitat in SF to protect Franciscan manzanita
September 13, 2012 •
Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added the Franciscan manzanita to the federal endangered species list and proposed new critical habitat in San Francisco for this famous flowering shrub. The critical habitat designation, though only in draft form … Read more