How Extreme Heat Caught San Francisco By Surprise Over Labor Day Weekend
September 19, 2017 by Eric Simons
Forecasters thought it would be hot in San Francisco over Labor Day -- meaning, you know, in the high 80s. Instead it was 106. What happened?
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San Francisco holds public meetings on coexisting with coyotes.
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“This turtle release is symbolic of so much transformation."
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Gray Fox Spotted in Presidio for First Time In More Than a Decade
February 20, 2015 by Eric Simons
A Presidio Trust biological science tech spotted a gray fox near the Batteries to Bluffs trail on Wednesday, the first recorded in the Presidio since 2004.
San Francisco’s Chorus Frogs Nearly Disappeared. People Helped Them Return. Then The Frogs Got Noisy.
December 09, 2014 by Carmen Taylor
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 Francisco.