Help plan for a wild Arctic Refuge as it turns 50
This year is the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Habitat or decoration? - the role of plantings in Golden Gate Park.
In urban environments, often we nurture plants to `pretty' things up: street trees, hanging baskets of geraniums and the like.

Park soccer location is out of bounds
Can San Francisco build a massive soccer complex in Golden Gate Park without performing any environmental analysis?

Golden Gate Park updates
Stow Lake boathouse, Strybing fees

Union City hillside threat withdrawn
Congratulations to Union City residents, volunteers, and leaders who have stopped an assault on the city's hillside protections!

Coast Commission to weigh Tomales Dunes
The future of Tomales Dunes is scheduled finally to come before the California Coastal Commission at its July meeting in Santa Cruz.

Town Council decision on Moraga creek and ridgeline expected in May
The fate of Moraga's Rheem Ridge open space still hangs in the balance.

Local "Yosemites of the sea" to be preserved
On May 1 a network of 24 undersea state parks - the first of its kind in the country - will hit the water between Half Moon Bay and Point Arena.

Alameda Supes block kennel in scenic area
On March 30 the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted 4 - 0 to uphold the Sierra Club's appeal of a use permit for a very large dog-and-cat boarding kennel in east Castro Valley.