Newsom’s executive order allows fire reduction efforts to bypass CEQA ahead of fire season. Some fire agencies are seeking to ...

Stepping onto the spanking new Pacheco Marsh trail near Martinez for the first time on May 1, I was struck by the contrast ...

Pastures are visible from a derelict milking barn at the historic D Ranch, founded in 1870 and abandoned after the creation of Point Reyes National Seashore. (Lisa M. Krieger) In the gently rolling ...

In the shallows of south Lake Tahoe, diver Brandon Berry is slurping up clouds of algae with an underwater vacuum cleaner. Snorkeling above, I can hear his Darth Vader breaths better than I can see ...

The day after Donald Trump’s re-election, Ann Willis, the California regional director for American Rivers, sent an email to her staff. “We all have to remember that we have all made a commitment to ...

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 ...

On a gray early March morning in Sonoma County, everything is dripping. Somewhere, out of sight, in hollow trees and rocky caves, tiny American black bear cubs nurse in the dark. Born at less than a ...

The dredger Njord runs 24 hours a day, scooping up sediment to keep channels navigable for big ships. Now that sediment will help save our shorelines. (Sonya Bennett-Brandt) As I arrived at the Port ...

This article has been conserved for you by Sonoma Land Trust. Learn more about our Online Article Conservation Program here. The lazy waters of Willow Creek flow under a small highway bridge just a ...

This article has been conserved for you by Sonoma Land Trust. Learn more about our Online Article Conservation Program here. Last winter’s parade of atmospheric river storms raised water levels in the ...

If you drive up Highway One some 15 curvy miles north of the Golden Gate, through the coastal village of Stinson Beach, the view to the west opens up dramatically onto a wide-open expanse of shallow ...