Gov proposes closing 48 state parks
As part of his attempt to balance the $14 billion state deficit, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed cutting $13.3 million from the Department of Parks and Recreation general-fund budget.

Yosemite Creek's watershed
Opportunities and challenges for urban wetland restoration.

Fake turf in San Francisco Parks - is it good for real people and wildlife?
The Potrero Hill Community Center's playing fields are scheduled to be resurfaced with a synthetic material.

San Francisco parking and transportation news
City treasurer José Cisneros is taking welcome steps to collect the parking tax from office buildings.

Golf versus grebes on Newark's Area 4
In November 2006, 81% of Berkeley voters passed Measure G, calling for an 80% reduction in Berkeley's greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050.

Now is the time to comment on Berkeley's greenhouse-gas plan
Berkeley is one of the first cities in the nation to develop a Climate Action Plan (CAP) to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

Sign, help gather signatures for the new Moraga Open Space initiative
Friends of Moraga Open Space is about to circulate a new version of the Moraga Open Space Ordinance 2008 (MOSO 2008).

Fremont Council finally to decide on Patterson Ranch development
Soon the Fremont City Council will be voting whether to approve development at Patterson Ranch.

Will Cargill add to the pressure on Fremont's wetlands?
Fremont City Council is expecting to receive a development application for 92 acres of land immediately south of Patterson Ranch.

Can you bury a stream under 400 feet of garbage with no ecological impact?
Potrero Hills Landfill says you can.

Good news for Muir Beach and Big Lagoon
Free Redwood Creek! Kick the berms out!

Speak up against bomb testing at Site 300
Lawrence Livermore Lab has placed "on hold" (but not withdrawn) its request for an air-pollution permit to increase open-air high-explosives testing at Site 300.

Uptown Oakland: sunny public plaza or hidden park?
Which sounds better for the northwest corner of Telegraph Avenue and 19th Street in Oakland?

Is High Speed Rail heading for detour?
The California High Speed Rail (HSR) Authority consultants essentially dismissed all concerns raised by environmental groups.

Walling out wildlife
Border fence would wall off jaguars, ocelots, gray wolves.

Navy turning its back, not backing its terns
A backroom deal between the Navy and the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) would rip the heart out of the Alameda National Wildlife Refuge, home to Northern California's only colony of the endangered least tern.