“What if we were all leaders?” says Hernández, director of programs and partnerships at YES Nature to Neighborhoods, a Richmond-based nonprofit. “Because we all have it. It’s in us. It’s a matter of nurturing it, and polishing it, and putting it out in the world.”
Tag: environmental education
Stewardship
After ‘Heartbreaking’ Vandalism, Sausal Creek Plant Nursery Volunteers Pick Up the Pieces
Over 4,000 native plant seedlings were knocked over in broad daylight at the Friends of Sausal Creek’s native plant nursery in Joaquin Miller Park, Oakland. At least 600 seedlings were lost, and the creek restoration organization estimates material damages as high as $8,000.
Spring Issue 2021
Meet Clayton Anderson, Bay Nature’s 2021 Environmental Education Hero
Meet Clayon Anderson, this year’s Environmental Educator Local Hero, and learn about his work to teach students young and old about birds and the issues affecting them.
Bay Nature Local Heroes
Meet Bay Nature’s 2017 Local Heroes
Bay Nature Institute announces its 4 Local Hero Award winners for 2017.
Bay Nature Local Heroes, History, Stewardship, Wildlife
Meet Bay Nature’s 2016 Local Heroes
Bay Nature Institute announces its Local Hero Award winners for 2016, and a special fourth award, presented to Bay Nature co-founder Malcolm Margolin.
Bay Nature Local Heroes, History, Kids and Nature, Wildlife
2016 Bay Nature Hero Award Winner
Publishing icon and Bay Nature co-founder Malcolm Margolin will receive a special award for his invaluable contributions to Bay Nature and the cultural life of the Bay Area.
Bay Nature Local Heroes
2016 Local Hero Award Winner for Environmental Education
Thanks to Allen Fish’s passionate and dedicated leadership, the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory is a recognized leader in both raptor research and the rapidly growing field of citizen science.
Bay Nature Local Heroes
Julia Clothier, Point Reyes National Seashore Association
Every year, Bay Nature Institute selects three people whose extraordinary work on behalf of conservation and environmental education in the Bay Area warrants special recognition and appreciation. This year’s Local Hero for Environmental Education is Julia Clothier, Education Director of the … Read more
Wildlife
Oakland’s Bug Guy Wants You to Like Bugs Too
Eddie Dunbar has helped make Oakland a bit friendlier towards the Bay Area’s creepy-crawlies.
Kids and Nature, Stewardship
Finding biodiversity in a bucket
Famed National Geographic photographer David Liittschwager teams up to bring the power of “one cubic foot” to the masses.
