Eco News

The Shake-Up: Human Activity Causing Earthquakes, USGS Finds

Photo courtesy USGS / CC

A new USGS study reveals recent man-made earthquakes across the U.S.

That Stings: Pesticide Harms Wild Bees, Study Finds

A new study has bad news for bees. Photo by Maciej A. Czyzewski / CC

A commonly used pesticide derived from nicotine is proving dangerous to wild bees, according to new research published in the journal Nature.

Crystal Springs Trail Plans Roil The Waters

The Crystal Springs Reservoir and Santa Cruz Mountains. Photo by Pargon on Flickr/CC

San Francisco Supervisors and nature enthusiasts want to expand the trails on the west side of Crystal Springs Reservoir; some conservationists object, citing concerns about wildfire and native habitat.

Fascinating Facts About Mountain Lions

Mountain lion kitten known as '40F' in the arms of a researcher from the Santa Cruz Puma Project. Photo by Yiwei Wang.

Pumas thrive in the mountains above Silicon Valley.

Hugging Trees for Health And Humanity

This guy got the memo about the health benefits of nature. Photo by Dylan Parker/CC.

Science keeps affirming what nature-lovers already know.

Shelley Ratay to Take Helm at Sempervirens Fund

Shelley Ratay, 38, takes the corner office at Sempervirens Fund on April 1.

Sempervirens Fund welcomes Shelley Ratay as its new executive director effective April 1.

Amanda Montez Joins Sempervirens Board

Amanda Montez grew up in Southern California hiking and camping on summer vacations. She joined the Sempervirens Fund Board of Directors last week.

The first Latina to join the Sempervirens Fund Board of Directors has an idea or two about reaching out to underserved communities.

Hello, Silicon Valley!

Yep, we like the view from El Sereno too.

We've been waiting for this for a long time.

Bruce Babbitt on the Santa Cruz Redwoods National Monument

Bruce Babbitt says the Coast Dairies property should be a national monument. And Bruce Babbitt knows national monuments.

On Wednesday, Feb. 11, former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt toured the Coast Dairies property on Santa Cruz’s north coast in advance of his keynote address Thursday at the kickoff event to launch the Santa Cruz Redwoods National Monument campaign. Afterwards Hilltromper visited with Babbitt at the Dream Inn around a table overlooking the wharf, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and Monterey Bay.

How To Capture A Mountain Lion

Cajun, a Plott hound, and his two English coonhound counterparts, Sage and Randy, wait for their chance to track a mountain lion. Brendan Bane photo.

Biology and age-old instinct make hounds the perfect tool to help researchers capture elusive mountain lions. But the practice has come under pressure since the 2012 ban on hunting with dogs.

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