Honeybees can apparently detect when their food has the wrong balance of essential nutrients and adjust how much they eat to avoid potentially harmful excesses. They also transform pollen into remarkably well-balanced “baby food” for their larvae, revealing a sophisticated nutritional strategy hidden inside the hive
— Read on www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260819041237.htm
Posted in Animals, Wildflowers and Other Plants | Tags: Honeybees, Pollen
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Defeneders of Wildlife reported
A federal judge today vacated an illegal closed-door deal between the U.S. Department of the Interior and a for-profit Alaska Native corporation, King Cove Corp., that exchanged a 10.5-mile corridor of Izembek National Wildlife Refuge and Wilderness lands to enable a 18.9-mile gravel road connecting King Cove and Cold Bay. U.S. District Court of Alaska Judge Sharon Gleason found that the federal government violated the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act, the Endangered Species Act and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
Read more at Judge Vacates Land Exchange, Halts Road Through Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
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The Hill reported
The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to strip protections from 44 million acres of national forest.
The U.S. Forest Service has proposed to rescind the 2001 “Roadless Rule,” which prohibits road construction and logging in pristine parts of national forests that don’t currently have roads.
Read more at The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to strip protections from 44 million acres of national forest.
Posted in Environment, Park | Tags: National Forest Raodless Rule
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Discover Wildlife reported
The enormous deep-sea creature, which can grow up to seven metres in length, had never been filmed in this part of the world before.
In June 2025, scientists released extraordinary footage of Pacific sleeper sharks in the South China Sea. It was the first time the species had been caught on camera in this part of the world, offering vital new clues about the behaviour and distribution of these elusive deep-sea giants.
Read more at Scientists sunk a cow into the South China Sea. Then a gigantic animal appeared
Posted in Animals | Tags: Sleeper Shark
CNN reported
All border security construction work in Big Bend National Park is being temporarily suspended, Rodney Scott, commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection, announced Monday.
Read more at Feds halt controversial work on border security inside Big Bend National Park
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KQED reported
Lawmakers on Thursday killed a controversial plan that could have allowed grizzly bears to one day return to California.
Read on www.kqed.org/news/12095345/california-lawmakers-kill-grizzly-bear-reintroduction-bill
Posted in Animals | Tags: California Grizzly Bears
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Discovef Wildlife reported
A new species of giant salamander, described in the journal Zoosystematics and Evolution, has been discovered by a team of researchers in Yaoluoping National Nature Reserve in Anhui Province, China, at an elevation of 948 metres.
Read more Scientists were exploring a river in China when they came across something absolutely enormous…
Posted in Animals | Tags: New Species Giant Salamander
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SpaceDaily reported
Experienced birdwatchers were found to have denser, more structurally complex brain tissue in regions linked to attention and perception, and when shown birds they had never seen before, those same regions activated most strongly.
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Pollinators keep our landscapes blooming and our food growing — yet they’re declining fast from habitat loss, pesticides, and climate change. Wherever you live, your everyday life depends on them.
Find plants for pollinators at calscape.org/why-pollinators/
Posted in Animals, Wildflowers and Other Plants | Tags: Pollination, pollinators
NBC Bay Area reported
An effort is underway to restore some of the once-popular trails in Big Basin Redwoods State Park following the CZU Lightning Complex fire.
Read on www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/big-basin-redwoods-state-park-trail-restoration/4128305/
Posted in Park, Walks & Hikes | Tags: Big Basin Trails
UC Davis reported
Mountain Jewelflower May Hold Lessons for Helping Other Species
The mountain jewelflower inhabits a wide swath of California and Oregon, from summer-scorched foothills to high mountains where snow falls during winter. But it is already suffering from climate change, with plants in the mountains struggling to survive both summers and winters, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.
Read more A Native California Wildflower Isn’t Keeping Up with Climate Change
Posted in Environment, Wildflowers and Other Plants | Tags: Mountain Jewelflower
The Guardian reported
Heavy machinery seen operating in famous Santa Elena Canyon amid outcry over new wall infrastructure in beloved Texas park
Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/14/bulldozers-big-bend-national-park-trump
Posted in Park | Tags: Big Bend National Park
Two California condors who had been trapped in a Big Sur sanctuary during the Timber Fire were freed Tuesday after fire officials escorted staff to open their pen, the Ventana Wildlife Society said.
The condors, the largest North American land birds, were recovering after receiving treatment for lead poisoning at the Big Sur Condor Sanctuary, which rehabilitates the endangered species and has helped grow the state’s population.
MSN reported
Rat poison was detected in five white-tailed eagles found dead in Dorset, Natural England has said.
It follows an investigation into 10 cases relating to the suspected poisoning of the bird species in England since the start of a reintroduction project on the Isle of Wight in 2019.
Read on www.msn.com/en-us/money/general/rat-poison-found-in-five-dead-sea-eagles/ar-AA298rJQ
Posted in Birds | Tags: poisoning of Sea Eagles
The Revelator reported
India’s elephants: Riding elephants might seem like a fun thing to do, but it’s quite harmful to the animals — and that’s just one way India’s captive elephants are suffering. Two recent high-profile elephant deaths shine a light on the cruel practices.
Posted in Animals | Tags: Elephant Riding
KVRP Reported
Demand for pistachios continues to rise around the world with viral trends making the nut popular on the internet. But farmers in the Central Valley must battle with the climate to keep up with demand.
Posted in Environment, Uncategorized, Wildflowers and Other Plants | Tags: Climate change, Pistachios
The Cool Down reported
A white-rumped vulture has returned to a Cambodian sanctuary a decade after poison wiped out the local population.
Posted in Birds | Tags: White-dumped Vulture
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The Revelator reported
You might not expect to find penguins surrounded by rocks and sand — or heavy industry — but that’s exactly what you’d see in Peru, where voracious demand for fish oil and guano puts the squeeze on shrinking populations of desert-dwelling Humboldt penguins
Posted in Animals | Tags: Desert Penguins
SF Gate reported
The Timber Fire ignited Sunday evening and has now eclipsed 1,700 acres, with 5% containment, according to Cal Fire.
Read on www.sfgate.com/centralcoast/article/big-sur-wildfire-22381679.
Posted in Environment | Tags: Big Sur Fire
Jefferson City News Tribune reported
But more than 20,000 people each year come anyway, trespassing along oil-slicked active train tracks bordering the west side of the river because there are no formal trails.
Read on www.newstribune.com/news/2026/jun/28/access-finally-coming-to-one-of-californias-most/
Posted in Walks & Hikes, Waterfalls | Tags: Mossbrae Falls
Photographed in the East Bay Regional Parks Botanic Garden on August 2, 2026.
The Regional Parks Botanic Garden is a California native plant garden. It is located within Tilden Park in the hills above Berkeley, California, It is a 10-acre garden includes many of the state’s rare and endangered plants and a place for visitors to wander among trees, shrubs, flowers, and grasses from plant communities throughout the state. There are free weekend and holiday tours. Admission and parking are free. For more information about the garden visit the Friends of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden.
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Posted in Garden, Photos (Sandy's) | Tags: East Bay Regional Parks Botanic Garden, Tilden Botanic Garden
Berkeleyside reported
Volunteers with the Berkeley Path Wanderers Association are constructing a trail near Terrace View Park.
Read more at The first new path in 5 years is being built in the Berkeley Hills
Posted in Walks & Hikes | Tags: New Path in Berkeley HIlls
Anza-Borrego Foundation hosts a variety of events and educational programs, including hikes, botany walks, photography workshops, and more. See the schedule at Events | Anza-Borrego Foundation
Posted in Talks, Walks & Hikes | Tags: Anza-Borrego Foundation Events
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