The Spirit of Earth Day
April 24, 2017
Earth Day 2017 – There Is No “Planet B” Earth Day comes but once a year; and, while the very notion of an ‘invented’ holiday
John Muir and the Art of Preservation
March 21, 2017
Chances are, especially if you live in California, that you’ve heard the name John Muir before. After all, his name graces parks, schools, trails, libraries,
Is California’s Drought Over?
February 22, 2017
California’s Drought If you live in California, there’s no way you haven’t noticed the massive amounts of snow and rain being dumped onto our parched,
Expect More Major Storms in California
January 24, 2017
If you live in California, you’d better get used to hearing about the “Pineapple Express.” That’s the atmospheric current of moisture that forms over the
The Future of America’s National Parks
December 21, 2016
In 2016, America celebrated the 100 year anniversary of the National Park Service, a government-sponsored effort to preserve and protect the country’s most amazing national spaces,
Ascent of El Capitan’s Dawn Wall May Be Repeated This Week
November 21, 2016
Yosemite Valley. It’s long been the mecca for rock climbers across the world, due to its perfect, dazzling granite faces caused by glacial erosion ages
A Look At Bishop’s Boulders
October 21, 2016
On the western limits of the Owens Valley just outside of Bishop, CA, lies a legendary geological and ecological area known as The Buttermilks. You would
California Launches Healthy Soil Initiative
September 21, 2016
Many Californians aren’t aware that the state, by law, is hurtling towards a major reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.’s Executive
Minerals Discovered In Siberia “Shouldn’t Exist”
August 21, 2016
An Exciting Discovery When researchers delved deep into a Siberian mine looking to study the minerals within, they ended up getting much more than they
Leave No Trace Except Footprints
July 21, 2016
Planet Earth is an amazing place, to say the least. In our search for another heavenly body that bears life and the same favorable conditions
