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The Biodiversity of the San Francisco Bay & Delta Bioregion

September 3rd, 2021
Guest author Karan Gathani is a certified Grassroots Ecology California Naturalist, and writes about the San Francisco Bay and Delta Biogregion for California Biodiversity Week 2021. You can follow more of Karan's writings posted on California Naturalist Diaries.
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Providing Context

September 3rd, 2021
A "Natural History Note" From UC California Naturalist's lead scientist, Dr. Cameron Barrows, in celebration of California Biodiversity Day. Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent.
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Detecting Climate Change Impacts

August 13th, 2021
A "Natural History Note" From UC California Naturalist's lead scientist, Dr. Cameron Barrows. Climate change is the greatest threat to our existence in our short history on this planet. Nobody's going to buy their way out of its effects. - Mark Ruffalo The environment is changing.
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Climate Stewardship is the Way Forward

July 28th, 2021
In the new book Climate Stewardship: Taking Collective Action to Protect California (UC Press September 2021), Adina Merenlender, CalNat Founding Director shares stories from everyday people and shows how their actions enhance the resilience of communities and ecosystems across California.
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