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Monarchs Return to Napa's Sutro Preserve After Wildfire
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (170+ words) Heartleaf milkweed carries history beyond its ecological role. Indigenous Miwok communities historically made deer nets, including nets up to about 40 feet long. The land trust also conducts monarch and milkweed monitoring at Sutro. Beyond its own crews, the organization asks…...
Burning Man is a vacation from Big Tech, but startups are still everywhere
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (1000+ words) BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev. — Every year, 70,000 people flock to Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to leave behind their worldly troubles and exist in a bubble that is Burning Man. Burning Man operates on 10 core principles, ranging from radical inclusion to leaving…...
The climate is changing, and so is Burning Man
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1581+ words) FILE: Burning Man festival participants endure a dust storm on the playa within the Black Rock Desert in Gerlach, Nev. Burning Man is known for many things, but mild weather is not one of them. Last summer, the 70,000-person desert…...
The hidden life keeping the southwest's deserts alive
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1431+ words) Biocrusts both produce and reinforce soils, creating the foundation upon which everything else grows. It was well above 90 degrees the day I followed scientists out across the Needles district in Canyonlands National Park. As we stepped off the road, I…...
OpenRoad: Carmel River, East Bay woodlands and the unseen universe
4+ week, 1+ day ago (66+ words) On this episode of OpenRoad with Doug McConnell and Friends, we get a sneak peek at the rewilding of the Carmel River, giving hope for steelhead and new life to this storied watershed. On this episode of OpenRoad with Doug…...
Rain gardens keep up to 99% of pollutants out of San Francisco Bay
1+ mon, 13+ hour ago (377+ words) August 12, 2026, 9:00 AM PDT A study funded by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission found that hundreds of rain gardens installed throughout the city are having a major positive impact on San Francisco Bay, keeping out over 90% of many common pollutants....
Summer in San Francisco: Bad News and Some Good News on the Environmental Front
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (821+ words) That’s me looking at the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco Bay from the south: By Tab Gilbert The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – American writer Mark Twain, who spent two years in San Francisco writing for…...
Devastating news for millions of Big Bear nest cam fans as beloved matriarch eagle Jackie dies following 3 weeks of intensive care
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (405+ words) Stay up to date with the best thing to do, breaking local news, hidden gems, and exclusive recommendations in your city. Rescued after an attack by subadult eagles in mid-July, the 14-year-old matriarch passed away at the Ojai Raptor Center…...
1 hour from SF: Next week, one of California’s oldest nude beaches is becoming part of a state park — meaning clothing is now required
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (356+ words) The $10 million acquisition expands the existing state park footprint by more than 50% and paves the way for a safer California Coastal Trail route California State Parks has announced expanded access at San Gregorio State Beach in San Mateo County after…...
The $10M race to save Big Bear Lake's last undeveloped shoreline
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1479+ words) View of Big Bear Lake northward showing Gibralter Point. In 1884, a citrus farmer financed the construction of the Rock Dam, transforming a marshy California valley surrounded by forest into Big Bear Lake and forever changing the mountain area about 100 miles…...