How Healthy Is the East Bay’s Habitat?
NatureCheck assesses East Bay habitat by looking at indicator species like ground squirrels, rainbow trout, hoary bats and golden eagles. You can help!
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Tending the Wild at Skyline Gardens
Skyline Gardens, an incredible hotspot for California native plants with sweeping views, doesn't look like a garden. But it is.
Rainbow Trout Return to Orinda After Half-Century Away
Trout stopped swimming upstream from San Pablo Reservoir after the construction of a small dam in the 1960s. But when storms and workers cleared debris from the dam, the trout...
How an East Bay Water Agency is Experimenting with Mushrooms to Improve Water Quality
A pioneering experiment in the East Bay shows how mushrooms can reduce toxins or harmful microbes in the water supply
From Perch to Pikeminnows: The Freshwater Fish That Didn’t Get Away
Our native fish may be down, but they’re not out, they’re hanging on in ecosystems they once ruled. And biologists and environmental advocates alike are working to make things better....
