Pace yourself. It’s an extra-long list to get you through to the end of the year.
- A historic gift of pristine land to inspire tech’s elite (The Atlantic)
- https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/548849/
- Bay Area Native Americans granted property rights to sacred mountain (KQED)
- https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/12/14/local-native-americans-granted-property-rights-to-mount-umunhum/
- What you should know about the Pacific flyway (Peninsula Open Space Trust)
- https://openspacetrust.org/blog/pacific-flyway/
- Marin provides $1.3 million to help protect ranch (Marin IJ)
- http://www.marinij.com/general-news/20171214/marin-provides-13-million-to-help-protect-ranch
- In a landscape shaped by fire (Mountains and Molehills)
- http://www.mountainsandmolehills.org/blog/in-a-landscape-shaped-by-fire
- Snow leopards spotted in eastern Tibet for the first time (Mother Nature Network)
- https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/snow-leopards-spotted-eastern-tibet-first-time
- Scientists work to understand effects of ice storms on trees (Popular Science)
- https://www.popsci.com/climate-change-tree-ice-storm
- Stronger together: We are parks (National Park Foundation)
- https://www.nationalparks.org/connect/blog/stronger-together-we-are-parks
- [VIDEO] Being different helped a NASA roboticist achieve her dream (NPR)
- https://www.npr.org/2017/12/19/569474169/being-different-helped-a-nasa-roboticist-achieve-her-dream
- Nature’s tiny ornaments (Instagram)
- https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc47ka1l7kS/
- Bald eagle steals lamprey from sea lion at the mouth of Russian River (Facebook)
- https://www.facebook.com/JennerBaldEagles/posts/672057379666313
- The united state of birding (Audubon Society)
- http://www.audubon.org/news/the-united-state-birding
- It’s been a busy December (Land Trust of Napa County)
- https://napalandtrust.org/its-been-a-busy-december/
- Oldest known Albatross returns to Midway (USFWS Pacific Region blog)
- http://usfwspacific.tumblr.com/post/168787067605/wisdom-the-oldest-known-albatross-returns-to
- Taos landowners continue legacy of land conservation (Taos Land Trust)
- https://www.taoslandtrust.org/heroes/conservation-easement-landowners-john-and-rebecca-hall-continuing-a-legacy-of-land-conservation/
- Best holiday hikes in the Bay Area (KQED)
- https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/12/22/photos-bay-areas-best-hikes-chosen-by-you/
- All I want for Christmas is a giant whale eye (NPR)
- https://www.npr.org/2017/12/22/572299263/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-a-giant-whale-eye
- Best photos of 2017 (National Geographic)
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/best-of-2017/best-pictures/