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Bay Area Bountiful: Youth Climate Action

The Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action Academy is run by high school and college students who are passionate about climate activism. They speak articulately about their work reaching out to local and...

Sustainability at San Jose State | Bay Area Bountiful

For years the student-run Environmental Resource Center at San Jose State has organized and facilitated a huge sustainability resource fair at iconic Tower Lawn on Earth Day. Bay Area Bountiful tags a...

Minute with Matt: Bay Laurel

California Bay Laurel smells so good! Just crush the leaf and it releases a signature scent. Small mammals and birds line their nests with Bay Laurel leaves to help repel parasites. For more informati...

Minute with Matt: Sticky Monkey-Flower & Dusty-Footed Woodrat

That orange flower by the trail has a lot to offer, and that pile of sticks is not just a pile of sticks! Naturalist Matt Dolkas runs face-first into the lesser known details of sticky monkeyflower an...

Minute with Matt: Monarch Butterflies

It’s amazing what you can see if you look—Matt shares a newly emerged western monarch butterfly he has found, and whispers in reverence as it gathers strength. Areas that are preserved for wildlife li...

Minute with Matt: Wetlands

Get your feet wet and explore some wetlands! Along with providing habitat for fascinating local wildlife, these areas perform a crucial job that helps moderate climate change, called carbon sequestrat...

Bay Area Bountiful: The Worm Lady

Master Composter Alane O’Rielly Weber is an evangelist for healthier plants and sustainable soil. She is an indomitable force in support of natural soil health, and has shared her enthusiasm with many...

Bay Area Bountiful: Fisher Creek Women

When a group of female environmentalists from Point Blue Conservation Science and Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority get together to plant native flora along a creek bank in Coyote Valley, the co...

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