CNPS, A Voice for Native Plants, Turns 50
The California Native Plant Society turns 50 in 2015
Pick Archives:Bay Nature Picks
Bill Kortum Leaves Legacy in Conservation
Sonoma County's Bill Kortum, 87, dies leaving much of Sonoma County land preserved for posterity.
A New Twist on Saving Salmon — and Keeping West Marin Affordable
Coho salmon need help, but so do people with modest incomes. A new initiative seeks to bridge the two.
Water Hyacinth Thrives in Drought Stricken Delta
Drought brings ideal conditions for rapid spread of water hyacinth in the Delta.
To Get Kids to the Wilderness, Oakland Group Trains and Equips Trip Leaders
Oakland-based Bay Area Wilderness Training tries to provide teachers and trip leaders with everything they need -- from leadership skills to equipment -- to get kids out in nature.
In the South Bay Salt Ponds, Better Science Through Fishing
Field work is supposed to be where ecologists get to play Indiana Jones. The reality with swing-dancing joke-cracking fish-loving UC Davis research scientist Jim Hobbs is somewhat different: wet, muddy,...
San Francisco’s Chorus Frogs Nearly Disappeared. People Helped Them Return. Then The Frogs Got Noisy.
How much do we owe to native species we've eliminated from their home? Nature in the City is exploring the question with the reintroduction of vocal chorus frogs to San...
What To Do When Ladybugs Make Your Home Theirs?
Question: I have a lot of ladybugs in my living room and kitchen. Should I take them outside?
Pier 94: By the People, For the Birds
P ier 94 salt marsh is located at the end of a wide road with dirt piled high on either side, past two cement plants and a truck weighing station....
Not Doomed (Yet): A Q&A With Extinction Experts Anthony Barnosky and Elizabeth Hadly
Two biologists discuss Earth's alarming extinction rate.
