For an animal that’s been given mythic properties, the salamanders of the world have some pretty colorful names.
Naming the ‘fire lizards’ of the world
December 12, 2012 •
Up a creek in floodwaters
December 10, 2012 •
During the big deluge two weeks ago, Marin’s creeks were raging with water at a capacity rarely seen so early in the winter season.
Fracking leases, conservatives and a lone wolf
December 10, 2012 •
On Wednesday, feds opening 18,000 acres of land for oil and gas leases in Monterey Shale in central California, and other Bay Area nature news.
Cougar cubs, oysters and weather stations
December 5, 2012 •
Widespread criticism over Cal Fish & Game decision to shoot cougar cubs hiding out at Half Moon Bay house, and more Bay Area nature news.
Geocaching in Oakland
December 1, 2012 •
Follow the geocaching adventures of a father and son, this time in Oakland, underground.
A devil, killer whales and a lawsuit
November 28, 2012 •
Enjoy the start of this week’s “atmospheric river” with a little nature news: Largest concentration of aggressive great-tailed grackles, a.k.a. “devil’s bird,” turns up in SF’s Lake Merced. [San Francisco Chronicle] SF enviros wary over bill to streamline enviro review, … Read more
Dunes, the airport and a thank you
November 26, 2012 •
Landowners trying to develop last of Daly City’s historic sand dunes, and other Bay Area nature news.
Twenty miles of Point Reyes
November 20, 2012 •
Tag along with Jules Evens on two 10 mile hikes as he closes in on hiking every mile of trail at Point Reyes National Seashore in 2012.
Documenting the rising tide
November 12, 2012 •
Since the 1970s, Claire Schoen has been producing environmental documentaries in a variety of formats, from photography to film to radio. She’s recently expanded her repertoire to take advantage of online opportunities as a “web storyteller.” Her current project, RISE: Climate Change … Read more
In age of superstorms, Bay Area prepares for every inch of water
November 8, 2012 •
With the Northeast still reeling from the affects of superstorm Sandy, there’s been quite a bit of chatter out here on the Pacific about our own vulnerabilities to large tropical storms in the age of climate change.