Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 18, 2026

Yosemite National Park Job Announcements

Yosemite National Park National Park Service is hiring multiple seasonal positions for summer 2027, including various ranger jobs, natural and cultural resource jobs, maintenance jobs (ranging from animal packers to trail workers to gardeners to utility system operators), and more! Spend your days beneath towering waterfalls, ancient giant sequoias, and iconic granite monoliths making memories, stories, and friendships that will last a lifetime.
If you’d like to work in one of the world’s premier national parks, apply now at usajobs.gov. Applications open at 9 pm PDT on Sunday, October 18, and may close as early as Monday at 9 pm, so don’t wait!
☝️Pro tip: There are specific requirements for resumes. Visit http://usajobshelp.opm.gov/…/52839989720851-How-do-I… for details

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 18, 2026

How Australia is cracking down on wildlife trafficking

Mong1 Bay reported

  • Australian authorities disrupted an alleged wildlife trafficking ring in Sydney, seizing 36 reptiles and about AU$300,000 (more than $215,000) in cash and gold bullion.
  • The animals included 28 native Australian reptiles, including shingleback lizards, spiny-tailed skinks and lace monitors.
  • This bust was the first major wildlife crime operation conducted by the National Environmental Protection Agency (National EPA), Australia’s new federal environmental regulator.
  • The National EPA alleges native reptiles were supplied to foreign nationals for illegal export.

Read more at Reptiles, gold and money: How Australia is cracking down on wildlife trafficking

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 17, 2026

Podcast: Birds and Window Collissions

from Birds Canada

New Episode of The Warblers Podcast: Window Collisions

From science and building design, to art and community action, there are many ways to reduce bird-window collisions.

This is a significant conservation challenge, but we already have the tools and knowledge to make a difference.

Listen Now

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 17, 2026

 Los Padres ForestWatch Upcoming Events

See Upcoming Los Padres ForestWatch Upcoming Events at Home | Los Padres ForestWatch

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 17, 2026

Tejon Ranch Upcoming Events

See All Upcoming Tejon Ranch Events at Events

 

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 17, 2026

Is removing all nonnative plants always the answer?

The Revelator reported

s removing all nonnative plants always the answer? Our latest commentary explores how some species we label as “invasive” still serve a purpose by providing food or shelter to native animals.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 16, 2026

 Marin County Parks Upcoming Events

See the calendar of upcoming free events for Marin County Parks  Events Calendar – Marin County Parks

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 16, 2026

Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year,

The Guardian reported

Using publicly available data from 2006-2023, the study, which was commissioned by Pesticide Action Network, found there to be an estimated 402-433m cases of unintentional acute pesticide poisoning of farmers and farm workers every year.

Based on a worldwide farming population of 934 million, this means approximately 46% of farmers are being poisoned every year. The greatest estimated number of poisonings was in southern Asia, followed by south-east Asia and east Africa.

Read more Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 15, 2026

Al Gore was right

from the Revelator

Lightbulb moment: When Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth came out 20 years ago, many people felt the movie’s first recommendation on how to fight climate change — replace your lightbulbs — was the equivalent of bringing a squirt gun to a wildfire. But as environmental journalist Jason Dove Mark explains, it turns out that Al Gore was right.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 14, 2026

Photos from Regional Parks Botanic Garden October 13, 2026

Photographed in the East Bay Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Tilden Park in Berkeley, CA on Ocotober 13, 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 by: Sandy Steinman | October 14, 2026

Sonoma Land Trust Events

Check out the latest events and news for Sonoma Land Trust at OUTINGS & EVENTS

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 14, 2026

Hundreds of sea lions are taking over a roadway in Moss Landing

SF Gate reported 

A small harbor on Monterey Bay has become a gathering point for hundreds of sea lions since the summer.

Sea photos an read on www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/sea-lions-moss-landing-22475916.php

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 14, 2026

Costa Rica to require wildlife crossings for roads when they impact fauna

Monga Bay reports

Costa Rican lawmakers unanimously voted to require wildlife crossings for new and existing road infrastructure when evidence shows the infrastructure interrupts natural connectivity and threatens wildlife safety. The measure, approved in August 2026, will help wildlife avoid being struck by cars while crossing roads and connect habitat, the regulation notes.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 13, 2026

Native Plant Gardening Talks 10/17

from Bring Back the natives there are a series of gardening talks at nurseries  this Saturday October 17. 

 See the schedule at Talks in the Nurseries

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 13, 2026

Jepson Worshop on Fire & Impact on Flora 10/17/26

Date: This Saturday, October 17, 2026
Instructors: Keith Gilless, Ayn J. Hunt, Jon Keeley, Tom Parker, Lynn Sweet, and Yana Valachovic
Location: Virtual, on Zoom Course fee: $25    To join this exciting event, please sign up here.This virtual workshop (held via Zoom) is aimed at answering a botanist’s questions about the role fire plays in California’s different ecosystems. Starting with an overview of how the California flora has adapted to fire, we will then look at the role of fire in forests and chaparral, and fire’s specific role as a restoration tool in grasslands, with experts in each of those areas speaking on their research. Finally, we will look at current fire policy and management.Start/End: Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 13, 2026

Anza-Borrego Foundation  Upcoming Events 

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

 

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 13, 2026

Narwals -Unicorns of the Sea

The Revelator in their ‘Whale of the Month’ column wrote about Narwals

No, they’re not creatures of myth or cartoons. The “unicorns of the sea” are real — and they’re incredible.

Read article at Whale of the Month: Narwhals

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 12, 2026

Rare, critically endangered trees wiped out by fire on Santa Rosa Island

SF Gate reported

A mass die-off is expected for a rare grove of endangered trees found on a windswept stretch of a remote California island, officials with theNational Park Service announced Tuesday.

The Torrey pine is “the rarest native pine in the United States and, possibly, the rarest pine in the world,” according to the Park Service. The tree only grows naturally in two very specific areas: Santa Rosa Islandand Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in San Diego.

And on Santa Rosa Island, the majority of mature Torrey pines aren’t expected to survive after a large fire spread through the area in May.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 11, 2026

Sturgeon that can live over 400 years

Smithsonian reported

Some Fish in the Great Lakes Might Be More Than 400 Years Old, a Study Suggests, Outliving Around 15 Generations of Humans

Lake sturgeon may be among the longest-living vertebrates, second only to Greenland sharks, according to recent research. However, scientists note that follow-up work is necessary to clarify the species’ lifespan.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 10, 2026

Photos from Regional Parks Botanic Garden October 10, 2026

Photographed in the East Bay Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Tilden Park in Berkeley, CA on September, 22, 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 by: Sandy Steinman | October 10, 2026

Morocco, Spain Launch Joint Program to Save the Andalusian Buttonquail

Morocco World News reported

Morocco and Spain have launched a conservation program for the Andalusian buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus sylvaticus), a threatened bird subspecies whose last known population survives along Morocco’s Atlantic coast.

The program establishes two captive-breeding populations, one at Aïn Sebaâ Zoo in Casablanca and another at the Jerez Zoo and Botanical Garden in Andalusia.

Read more Morocco, Spain Launch Joint Program to Save the Andalusian Buttonquail

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 9, 2026

Job Announcement : Assistant Researcher/ Associate Researcher at Jepson Herbarium

We are pleased to share the open recruitment announcement for an Assistant Researcher/ Associate Researcher in the Jepson Herbarium, UC Berkeley, the epicenter of research and education on the vascular plants of California.

The successful candidate will lead the Jepson Flora Project and curation of the Jepson Herbarium, pursue their own research interests, and participate in outreach programs.

More details including qualifications and application requirements can be found here: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05487
Early career candidates are encouraged to apply.

The first review date is Wednesday, October 21, 2026. The final date to apply is Friday, November 6, 2026.
Please send any questions about the position to Staci Markos (smarkos@berkeley.edu).

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 9, 2026

Bhutan’s Carbon Neutral Success Story

Space Daily reported

While the world promises to go carbon neutral by 2050, this Himalayan kingdom has already done it—and for decades.

Bhutan’s constitution requires that at least 60 percent of the country stay under forest, and the latest national inventory places the actual figure at 69.71 percent. It absorbs more carbon than it emits, which makes it one of very few countries that is carbon negative rather than aiming to be.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 8, 2026

UB Berkeley Botanical Garden Carnivorous Plants 10/11/26

Pop-Up Plant Sale:  Carnivorous Plants

Sunday, October 11

Members Early Access: 9:00-10:00 am
General Public: 10:00 am–4:30 pm

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We’ll have gorgeous Sarracenia species and hybrids, sundews, and more.
Come early for some special plants in very limited supply, like Nepenthes and Darlingtonia californica.
Buy your plants here and support the Garden!
(Overflow parking available with free shuttle from the Lawrence Hall of Science)
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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 8, 2026

Jonathan the giant tortoise, 194, offers up insight into secrets of longevity

The Guardian reported

DNA analysis of oldest living land animal reveal patterns on genes that appear to protect functioning of mitochondria

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 8, 2026

Otter Recovery Story

Space Daily reported

A species once hunted to the brink of extinction in Singapore has staged an unlikely comeback, doubling its population in just four years.

In 1998 a resident pair of smooth-coated otters returned to Sungei Buloh; by early 2021 Singapore counted at least 170 otters in 17 groups, up from 79 in 11 groups in 2017

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 7, 2026

Upcoming UC Berkeley Botanical Garden Events

See the events calendar for the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden at Garden Events

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 7, 2026

Exceptionally Preserved Bird Feathers Found in 66-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Coprolite

Sci News reported

Paleontologists in Montana have discovered remarkably preserved feathers of an ancient aquatic bird inside a fossilized dinosaur dropping, offering rare insight into why certain birds survived the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 6, 2026

Photos: just walking around town

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Posted by: Sandy Steinman | October 6, 2026

Upcoming Bay Nature Events

See the schedule of upcoming Bay Nature Events https://baynature.org/events/

 

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