All 12 Bay Area “critical habitat” groves in a proposed federal threatened listing include eucalyptus. How do we protect a ...

Olympia oysters, whose native range runs from Baja California to southern Alaska, are being enlisted as ecological engineers ...

When ranchers leave the land, what version of nature takes over? The park and The Nature Conservancy have ambitious restoration plans.

Here to stay? Mats of Eurasian watermilfoil clog waterways in the Tahoe Keys, on Lake Tahoe’s south side. It can regrow from a wisp. (Sonya Bennett-Brandt) Biodiversity What Lies Beneath Can we keep ...

Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Kyle Tansley) Biodiversity A Sapsucker Superspecies Is Evolving In Our Midst The family tree for these woodpecker family members has gotten rather complicated.

Conservation How Local Conservationists Are Planning for the Trump Era Prop. 4’s $10 billion for climate adaptation is one blessing. Another is money that can’t be unspent.

The environment is on the ballot this November—and not just in the presidential race. Amidst a plethora of other measures, Californians will vote on Proposition 4, the so-called climate bond, which ...

A foggy winter afternoon in Archer Taylor Preserve’s Far Meadow. (Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright) Exploration A Lush Gem Nestled on Napa Valley’s Slopes Napa County’s Archer Taylor Preserve offers ...

Climate Change Mud-Starved Wetlands Get a Meal, At Last With Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, the Bay’s wetlands are finally getting some precious muck. Why have we been dumping it offshore?

Inspired by the science of beaver wetlands, activists tackle a long-held belief that beavers aren't native to much of California.

Shade is nowhere to be found on a stretch of International Boulevard in East Oakland. Like the rest of the flatlands, this area historically got highways and rail lines instead of parks and trees.