El Niño, from Nature’s POV
An oak tree, a seabird, an anchovy, and a kelp forest have very different takes on this extraordinary weather event.
Tag: california
Celebrating 50 Years of the State Coastal Conservancy
You can’t travel more than 30 minutes in any direction in the San Francisco Bay Area without seeing its impact—if you know where to look.
Western Black Widow Spiders Really Do Not Want to Bite You
Get to know the shy, retiring spider in the corner that’s taking care of your household pests.
East Bay Park District Agrees to Take On Golden Gate Fields
The district approved the $175 million deal to turn the racetrack into a park on Wednesday, though several boxes remain to be checked before the sale is final.
Should California’s Rewilding Include Grizzly Bears?
Although the Legislature just shot down a bill to assess the possibility of reintroduction, the idea and debate persist. And everyone's got an opinion.
Fire Walk with Me
A defensible space inspector is always looking for fire trails.
Are Vagrant Birds Lost, or Pioneers? For Clues, Researchers Look to the Farallones.
A recent study could change our assumptions about why birds show up out of the blue.
The Conversations We Don’t Have About Safety Outdoors
This article first appeared on High Country News and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. When I was 9 years old, I was glued to a documentary series on PBS called Eyes on the Prize, … Read more
She’s 19, and She’s Already Sued the Federal Government Twice
“It's a lot of pressure to put on young people to have to sue their government for the right to a livable planet,” says Maya Williams.
The Endangered Endangered Species Act
How five proposed Trump Administration changes threaten protections for struggling species in the San Francisco Bay Area.
