From this morning’s Mercury News, a story about a boy lost overnight at Uvas Canyon County Park. He was out on a hike Saturday with his family. For 18 terrifying hours, her 15-year-old autistic son, who doesn’t speak, was lost…

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So far the spectacular Point Reyes National Seashore has been mostly spared from oil contamination because of last week’s oil spill, but all that could change, depending on the winds and the waves. From a Marin Independent Journal story: A…

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Turns out it’s closed till further notice because of last week’s oil spill. If you see any more news about how this spill is affecting local beaches, please leave a comment and share with the rest of the class. (Here’s…

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A story at nytimes.com describes the business of finding other things to burn besides petroleum-based stuff: For years, scientists have known that the building blocks in plant matter

Here’s a great site full of info on the infamous Lick Fire, which scorched over half of Henry Coe State Park. The firebreaks carved through many of the hillsides are disturbing at best. As with most wildfires, this one was…

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Daniel McGlynn, a writer and kayaker, writes a quick piece on the Waterfront Trail in the works in Oakland. While strolling past cement factories and scrap metal yards may not appeal to hard core nature lovers, some of the worlds…

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Walking the Pacific Crest and Continental Divide Trails and a few others thrown in for good measure, Andrew Skurka is wrapping it up today at the Grand Canyon. His goal: documenting the effects of global warming on the wild places…

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Well, since everybody’s watching Fox News these days we don’t have to worry about this piece sending mobs to our favorite places. Take a quick drive from downtown San Francisco over the Golden Gate Bridge to the Marin Headlands, which…

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