November 17, 2025

Global Penguin Society

Penguins are one of the most resilient animals on the planet, having evolved over 60 million years ago and adapted to survive extreme environments – but today, their populations are threatened by human activity.

November 17, 2025

Rhino Recovery Fund

While historically solitary and docile creatures Rhino’s find it difficult to protect themselves against humans.

November 13, 2025

Lion Recovery Fund

While seen as a strong and resilient species Lion numbers are dwindling. The Lion Recovery Fund works to help recover struggling populations.

October 19, 2025

Ear to the Wild: The Sound of the Surf at Drakes Beach

With the busy-ness of one’s day to day life it’s easy to forget how the rhythms of nature can sooth us. It’s good to take a minute to tune into this place, and to all the other creatures who live here at Drakes Beach, in Point Reyes National Seashore.

September 28, 2025

Ear to the Wild: The Belted Kingfisher - Gustav’s “Mechanical Bird"

In memory of Gustav Hobel. My friend Gustav and I used to live next door to one another on Sonoma Creek. The Belted Kingfishers would fly by, calling, with that ratchety kind of sound that they have in their voice. That’s why he’d call them the “mechanical bird.”

September 22, 2025

Connect the Bay: Latina Coalition Power Savers

Latina Coalition of Silicon Valley is getting the word out to the community about PG&E’s Power Saver Rewards program.

Sep 10, 2025

BeautifySJ

When San Jose volunteers feel the need to clean, BeautifySJ is there to supply all the tools and services necessary to facilitate their anti-litter…

Sep 10, 2025

The Trash Punx

“We’re a group of people…who want nothing but a cleaner world!”

Jul 08, 2025

Bay Area Bountiful: OSA Mapping

Map Making for the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority.

Jun 22, 2025

Ear to the Wild: A Northern Mockingbird Singing His Heart Out

The Northern Mockingbird is an impressive singer! This species gets its name from how they mimic the songs of other birds. The more sounds the male…

May 27, 2025

The 3rd Annual Food and Wine Awards Recap

An unforgettable evening that brought together food lovers, changemakers, and public media supporters to celebrate the best of the Bay Area’s farms,…

May 19, 2025

Ear to the Wild: Western Bluebirds at a Backyard Nestbox

Western Bluebirds are a small thrush that can sometimes be found in backyard nest boxes. Sometimes, if you sit quietly and listen, you can observe a…

May 12, 2025

Federal funding cuts could worsen wildfire season

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has experienced staffing cuts and could see further loss of funding, potentially impacting red…

Apr 15, 2025

Bay Area Bountiful: Flyway Trail

Former industrial salt ponds have been restored back to natural wetlands where endangered species can thrive.

Apr 13, 2025

Ear to the Wild: Adult Female Elephant Seal Sounds

Adult female elephant seals make a number of different sounds. Marine Ecologist Sarah Codde says, “So, you can hear that softer sound she makes is to…

Mar 31, 2025

Ear to the Wild: Musical Geophony at Sugarloaf

In soundscape ecology we think of three different categories of sound. One of those, and really the first, is geophony. It can be quite musical, and…

Mar 18, 2025

Ear to the Wild: Elephant Seal Pups at Drakes Beach

In winter Elephant seals gather on Drake’s Beach, at Point Reyes National Seashore. Females give birth to pups and nurse them during this time.…

Mar 10, 2025

Bay Area Bountiful: Fisher Creek Women

A group of women environmentalists from Point Blue Conservation Science and Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority get together to plant native…

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Helen Putnam Park Trail Petaluma	Brush Creek Trail Santa Rosa	Howarth Park / Spring Lake Santa Rosa
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Rohnert Park Trail Rohnert Park	Joe Rodota Trail Santa Rosa / Sebastopol	City of Sonoma Trail Sonoma
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West County Trail Sebastopol	Prince Memorial Greenway Santa Rosa	Sonoma Valley Regional Trail Glen Ellen
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