East Bay Backyards Become Butterfly Safe Havens
Citizen scientists are doing their part to make backyards pollinator rich to save butterflies.
November 20, 2019
Foxes May Be Expanding Their East Bay Habitats
Once rarely sighted, gray foxes are being seen by more East Bay residents, and there’s nothing to be alarmed over.
August 7, 2019
Sundown for an Era on San Francisco Bay
In the face of climate change and sea-level rise, regulators are rethinking long-held attitudes toward bay fill.
August 2, 2019
Unmasking the Legend of Lake Merritt’s Extinct Albino Raccoons
When the death of the last living specimen was reported, its passing became a cause celebre on social media.
July 13, 2019
The Tick That Took Me Out
My story of getting and coping with late-stage Lyme disease—one of the fastest spreading, most debilitating, and least understood diseases in the nation.
January 21, 2019
A Riveting Osprey Cam Has Hatched a Flourishing Human Community
The Golden Gate Audubon Society’s video cameras are focused directly on an osprey nest atop the Whirley Crane in Richmond, and the response has been overwhelming.
January 7, 2019
Another Reason to Turn Off the Lights
A recent study suggests that artificial lighting makes it harder for birds — and perhaps humans — to fight off West Nile Virus.
December 3, 2018
Delays by Air Pollution Regulators Could Cost Lives
Environmentalists say Bay Area regulators are continuing to drag their feet on dealing with air pollution from refineries. And residents in vulnerable communities are paying the price.
November 5, 2018
Leaking Lead Found at Point Isabel
The popular dog park was once nicknamed Battery Park. The East Bay Regional Park District is looking into why.
October 3, 2018
Drowning in Plastic
A Dutch company has set up operations at Alameda Point, where it hopes to launch an ambitious invention that will clean up plastic from the world’s oceans.
August 13, 2018
