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They tear up landscapes in search of food, prey on native wildlife, and damage streams, and warming could bring them closer to urban areas.

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Wild Pigs Rough Up Bay Area Greens

They tear up landscapes in search of food, prey on native wildlife, and damage streams, and warming could bring them closer to urban areas.

Delta Residents Absorb the Flood Challenge, And Choose Different Ways to Act 

Graduates of a shoreline leadership program in Contra Costa County recently pitched their ideas for sea level rise education and adaptation.

Strong Leader, Light Touch: Caitlin Sweeney 

Ahead of her retirement earlier this month, the Estuary Partnership director sat down with KneeDeep to discuss her achievements and the future of the Bay.

Unmasking Regionalism

Regional leaders say the Bay Area has built ambitious climate resilience plans. Now comes the harder task: funding and implementing them.

Pacheco Pass Is Getting a Second Wind

In Pacheco Pass, a decades-old wind farm is getting an upgrade that will double CleanPowerSF’s wind energy.

Climate Change, A Scorpion’s POV

From the Sierra Nevada to the Mojave Desert, the state’s native scorpions are losing habitat as heat, wildfires, and development reshape ecosystems.

12 Creek Types: Which One Is In Your Backyard? 

Geomorphologist Gregory Pasternack and his team documented 12 types of Bay Area creeks to help residents protect themselves from flood threats.

Could Avocados Be A Transformational Fruit for the Bay Region?

Local growers and activists are planting avocado trees to build climate resilience, local food systems, and alternatives to imported fruit.

Radar Gap Filled on Marin Mountaintop

A new weather radar installation will help the region’s northern counties read incoming storm clouds, hours before they drop their rain.

The Climate Questions Facing Bay Area Voters This Spring

Important details about votes on transit funding, open space preservation, wildfire prevention, and earthquake prep this Election Day.

Alviso Stays Strong, With Help from NGO

Annexed by San José in 1968, the bayside community has long felt the effects of flooding and neglect, but one community organization is finding hope.

Saving Two Marshes From the Squeeze

Centennial marshes formed by Gold Rush-era sediment shield critical infrastructure from flooding and sea level rise, but these wetlands are “disintegrating,” planners warn.

Finding the Sweet Spot for Local Economies

The theory of Doughnut Economics proposes a society that balances environmental sustainability with social well-being.

A New Tax to Maintain Green Spaces Around Santa Clara?

If passed, Measure D would would raise $17 million annually for the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority.

New Shoreline Projects Could Add 168 Acres of Parks to the East Bay

New plans could transform Golden Gate Fields and an Oakland industrial lot into public parks, with sea-level rise resilience built in.

Is Rising Heat Making It Harder for West Oakland to Breathe?

West Oakland has asthma rates 7x higher than the rest of California. As heat waves get more frequent, residents like longtime activist Ms. Margaret Gordon are sounding the alarm.

 Flores, Flautas, and an Invitation Outside 

The Bay Area chapter of Latino Outdoors offers an invitation to outdoor adventure with free, bilingual hikes and camping trips.

Eco-Anxiety Got You Down? There’s a Group for That

Good Grief Network offers 10-week peer support groups where sharing feelings of climate distress and grief fights despair.

Flores, flautas y una invitación al afuera

El grupo de Latino Outdoors en el Área de la Bahía ofrece una invitación a aventuras externas, con caminatas bilingües y viajes de campamento gratuitas.

Nuevos proyectos costeros podrían añadir 168 acres de parques a la Bahía Este

Nuevos planes podrían transformar Golden Gate Fields y un terreno industrial de Oakland en parques que incorporarán medidas de resiliencia ante la prevista subida del nivel del mar.