Jeff Miller stands atop the fish barrier at the base of Niles Community Park as they rescue stranded steelhead in 2016.

A coalition of advocates and loyal supporters has staved off the closure of a unique marine research center on the San ...

But often those sounds are drawn from a limited set of online libraries, which get repetitive. Companies making mental health ...

In the shallows of south Lake Tahoe, diver Brandon Berry is slurping up clouds of algae with an underwater vacuum cleaner. Snorkeling above, I can hear his Darth Vader breaths better than I can see ...

This article has been conserved for you by Sonoma Land Trust. Learn more about our Online Article Conservation Program here. The lazy waters of Willow Creek flow under a small highway bridge just a ...

This article has been conserved for you by Sonoma Land Trust. Learn more about our Online Article Conservation Program here. Last winter’s parade of atmospheric river storms raised water levels in the ...

Roaring winds engulfed the southern San Joaquin Valley in nearly mile-high plumes of dust, five days before Christmas in 1977. Severe drought had parched the region for years, and gusts reaching an ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains wore upon their shoulders the ancestors of today’s rivers. The waterways flowed down from the highlands to meander across the ...

We’re peering down into a ravine carved out by Lagunitas Creek, looking for North American river otters. According to official California Department of Fish and Wildlife records, last updated in 1995, ...

On July 27, 2017 this story was announced as a finalist for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine 2017 Communication Awards. Every year, as summer turns to fall, the mouse ...

Lobos Creek trailhead in the Presidio looks wild. Flushed orange monkey flower, sage, and coyote bush spill over re-created sand dunes. Nearby, the creek empties into the ocean. But close your eyes. A ...