Amidst A Global Bird Emergency, This Bird-Lover Isn’t Losing Hope
November 26, 2019

Mel Preston, a field biologist with Point Blue Conservation Science, has exciting news about bird populations on the San Mateo Coast.

Posted on By Peter Cowan, PhD
Where Did California’s Wild Turkeys Come From?
November 4, 2019

Did you know that the Bay Area's wild turkeys aren’t native to California?

Posted on By Matt Dolkas
The Secret Life of Acorn Woodpeckers
September 12, 2019

Would you believe it if we told you that acorn woodpeckers get married, change their kid’s diapers, and can predict the weather?

Posted on By Matt Dolkas
Why We Need Wildlife Crossings for the Santa Cruz Mountains
April 24, 2019

Learn more about our work studying the movement of wildlife and what this work means for the future of the Bay Area.

Posted on By Neal Sharma
Monterey Road Report – Coyote Valley
April 15, 2019

Coyote Valley is a vital landscape connecting 1.13 million acres of core habitat in the Santa Cruz Mountains and Diablo Range, serving as an essential linkage that provides wildlife with…

Posted on By Neal Sharma
Monarch Butterfly: How You Can Save the Monarch Butterfly
April 3, 2019

Western monarch butterflies are on the brink of extinction. Learn what you can do to save this iconic species.

Posted on By Peter Cowan, PhD
Monarch Butterfly: Speak, Monarch. Tell Us How to Save You.
April 3, 2019

Western monarch butterflies are on the brink of extinction. Here author Mary Ellen Hannibal grapples with the future of this species.

Posted on By Mary Ellen Hannibal
Snowy Plover: This Adorable Bird Needs You
March 28, 2019

The snowy plover has been pushed to the brink of extinction. But there's hope at the newly protected Tunitas Creek Beach near Half Moon Bay. Learn more!

Posted on By Matt Dolkas
Back from the Brink – The Elephant Seals of Año Nuevo
December 4, 2018

Northern elephants seals were once thought to be extinct. Read more about these intriguing creatures, and learn where to see them this year.

Posted on By Sheryl Heckmann
The Houseplant That Tried to Take Over a San Vicente Creek
October 23, 2018

There's an invasive houseplant loose in the Santa Cruz Mountains that can swallow a creek. But we're going to stop it before it can.

Posted on By Irina Kogan

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