A derelict fishing vessel has finally been removed from a Sonoma County beach, after nine years. Waiting to do the cleanup ...

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

Biodiversity After 28 Years, Alameda Creek Opens Up To Fish The final barrier is falling. It's a watershed moment.

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

Biodiversity Winter 2025 Almanac: Salamanders and Sperm Whales Life during winter is full of conversation.

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 ...

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.

Brown pelicans flock at Bolinas Lagoon, a wetland of international significance. (William Legge) First Look The Storied Bolinas Marine Laboratory Is Reborn The College of Marin's lab, one of two in ...

Young kelp, on PVC pipes under grow lights at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory. Once these babies are three months old, they’ll leave their sheltered lab lives and be outplanted on the seafloor ...