In age of superstorms, Bay Area prepares for every inch of water
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...
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Deciding the Fate of Searsville Dam
San Franciscans voted in a landslide against an effort to study the removal of Hetch Hetchy. A few dozen miles south, at Stanford, another campaign aims to remove the much...
Election results, sardines and rice
A number of initiatives to fund parks passed, while voters gave the thumbs down to GMO labeling and restoring Hetch Hetchy Valley, and other nature news.
Election roundup: Bay Area’s green ballot measures
Alright. Tuesday's the day, and after penning in their choice for president, Bay Area voters will get to decide how green they're going to go on a number of state...
West Coast doesn’t have hurricanes, it has the Pineapple Express
A geologist reminds us that a "Pineapple Express" could do just as much damage here as Hurricane Sandy did back East.
A bathtub, rubber mats and Disney
San Francisco chose to dam Hetch Hetchy because of its "perfect bathtub shape," and other interesting facts in time for Measure F, and more nature news.
Santa Clara purchases land, creates 822-acre preserve
Santa Clara County added more acres to its open space preserve outside of Gilroy and stopped housing estates from destroying wildlife habitat.
Migrating hawks break records in sightings
This year has turned out to be an extraordinary one to spot broad-winged hawks, which have been amassing in a way that's suspiciously like their East Coast siblings.
Hearst Castle, a meteor and SF parks app
Hearst Castle waived more than $600,000 in private event entry fees to select groups even as state parks was crushed with budget shortfalls, and more nature news.
Home for wayward plastic bottles
Are you a beach trash-collector? Meet Richard James, who's taken the chore to a whole new level and has a request to make of you.
