Forty East Bay parks will be closed on the Labor Day weekend as temperatures are expected to soar. The parks are being shut down due to elevated wildfires risk.
Mother s Day is coming on Sunday, and in addition to (or instead of) those traditional plans, take some time and explore local offerings of food, flowers and fun to help create and celebrate you or someone special in your life.
Alameda County — The Altamont Landfill Open Space Committee attempted last month to pick up where it left off roughly six years ago by earmarking land for future purchases.
Celebrate Earth Day by taking part in a Bay Area citizen science project
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Look for animals and plants at the beach or at a park or just in your backyard and then photograph and upload your observations as part of a global “bio-blitz” called City Nature Challenge April 30 to May 3.Courtesy Maritime AquariumShow MoreShow Less
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Volunteers for Hawkwatch identify raptors, like this red-tailed hawk (center).Sophia Germer / The Chronicle 2015Show MoreShow Less
Taking part in a citizen science project is a way to celebrate Earth Day while learning something new about the local environment. It has the added bonus of helping to alleviate feelings of anxiety about climate change and it’s a good pandemic-era project for families doing distance learning or anyone spending more time outdoors.
SF s Presidio temporarily bans dogs on trails to create coyote safe zones
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A coyote sighting in San Francisco s Golden Gate Park in broad daylight, October 2020.Zaki Lisha
Two popular trails in San Francisco s Presidio will be dog-free until the fall to create a safe space for coyote mothers and their young as the wild dog enters pupping season.
Dogs will be prohibited from large sections of the Park Trail and Bay Area Ridge Trail (see map below) until the fall when pupping season ends, according to a press release from the Presidio Trust. The effort is to reduce potential conflicts between coyotes and dogs.