Exploring Big Break Regional Shoreline
Big Break Regional Shoreline is a part of the great 1,680-square-mile San Francisco/San Joaquin Delta. This "Inland Coast" is home to 70 species of birds, and provides valuable habitat for beavers, muskrats, and river otters.
Science Hike on Aug 19, 2010 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Exploring the Lower Russian River
The Russian River originates in the redwood forests of Mendocino County and winds its way gently south thorough Sonoma County. One of the wildest spots on the main stem of the Russian River is towards the end, near its mouth. Here the waters widen, fresh water mixing with the tidal flows of the ocean, and the influences of two dynamic ecosystems merge.
Science Hike on Jun 04, 2010 by Chris Bauer from QUEST Northern California
Exploring the Pulgas Water Temple area
The San Francisco Peninsula Watershed, managed by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, is home to trails that offer access to remote wilderness, Northern California geology, and opportunities to appreciate the complexity of providing 2.4 million people with a clean water supply.
Science Hike on Dec 30, 2009 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Exploring Angel Island
On October 12, 2008, Angel Island was ravaged by a wildfire. In just 2 days, 303 acres went up in smoke. We're visiting the island a year later to see how the land is recovering and learn how the fire helped one scientist unearth a bit if the island's history.
Science Hike on Nov 19, 2009 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Exploring the Fifield-Cahill Ridge Trail
Local nature lovers can enjoy the rare opportunity to hike, bike, or ride their horses through pristine stands of old growth Douglas Fir, evergreen and fragrant coastal scrub while enjoying ridge-top vistas of our watershed lands, reservoirs, the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay. To protect our watershed, hiking on the trail is restricted to docent-led ventures three days a week, with advanced registration.
Science Hike on Aug 07, 2009 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Exploring the Farallon Islands
Established as a national wildlife refuge 100 years ago, the Farallon Islands are centered in one of the richest marine ecosystems in the world. While off limits to the public, a handful of scientists study this unique habitat, a breeding ground for marine mammals and hundreds of thousands of birds. Explore the sights and history of the largest island for yourself with this interactive map.
Science Hike on Jul 23, 2009 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
Exploring Pescadero State Beach
Pescadero State Beach is no simple place. Scanning its expanse, you can see ocean beach, streams, grasses, cattails, bushy scrub, and tall, ancient trees. If you look more closely you can see over 250 species of birds. The landscape, especially at the water, is never the same two days in a row.
Science Hike on Jun 12, 2009 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Exploring Muir Woods National Monument
You may not think of salmon when visiting the redwoods in Muir Woods, but it's home to a population of Coho Salmon. Redwood forests provide ideal salmon habitat, providing woody debris to protect young salmon in the creeks and keeping them shaded and cool. But the Coho in Muir Woods' Redwood Creek are endangered, and local biologists and volunteers are working to protect the salmon and restore their habitat.
Science Hike on May 08, 2009 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
Exploring the Natural Bridges State Beach Tidepools
The intertidal rocks at Natural Bridges State Beach are covered in life: sea stars, seaweeds, urchins, and crabs are just some of the area's intertidal inhabitants. Visit them in their tidepool homes down in Santa Cruz, California.
Science Hike on Mar 03, 2009 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Exploring Samuel P. Taylor State Park
Less than an hour’s drive north from San Francisco, the 2,882 acres of Samuel P. Taylor State Park is within easy driving distance of some of northern California’s most dramatic outdoor scenery. The park features a unique contrast of coastal redwood groves and open grassland.
Science Hike on Jan 02, 2009 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Exploring Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
As sure as the earth moves in Berkeley, there's a volcano just off Skyline Boulevard. Not just any volcano. This one's laying on its side with its guts exposed. At Sibley Regional Volcanic Preserve, you'll find the rocky body and layered underpinnings of one of the largest volcanoes that once dotted our geologic neighborhood.
Science Hike on Jul 08, 2008 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Exploring Briones Regional Park
Just a 10-minute drive from Berkeley, Briones Regional Park is home to plentiful East Bay wildlife, including birds, snakes and newts. The park's ridge tops offer stunning views of Mount Diablo and the San Francisco Bay.
Science Hike on May 21, 2008 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
Exploring Alum Rock Park
Just a few minutes outside of San Jose, you'll find a place to explore 100 million years of history. Alum Rock Park, created in 1872 as the first municipal park in California, offers both ancient rocks and new geologic changes (and lots of nice trails and wildlife, too). Despite its longevity and proximity to a populous urban area, it remains one of the less-visited jewels in the Bay Area's crown.
Science Hike on Mar 07, 2008 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Exploring Crissy Field
Crissy Field is a stunning park site within the Golden Gate National Parks. Crissy Field's 100 acres of wild, windswept shoreline are a favorite place for walkers, joggers, board sailors, bicyclists, thousands of birds and even the occasional seal.
Science Hike on Dec 19, 2007 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Exploring Mt. Diablo State Park
This park is one of the ecological treasures of the San Francisco Bay Area. Every season in the park has its special qualities. Discover for yourself the mountain's beautiful wildflowers, its extensive trail system, fascinating wildlife distinctive rock formations and fossils.
Science Hike on Dec 04, 2007 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Exploring Bothe-Napa Valley State Park
Bothe-Napa Valley State Park stands as a reminder of the natural flora and fauna of the area before much of it was cleared to create vineyards. However, the soils and microclimates that have drawn grape growers for over 100 years remain. The park is also teeming with plants used by Native Americans in the region, who were likely the first people to use the Valley's bounties to make intoxicating concoctions.
Science Hike on Jul 31, 2007 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Exploring Natural Bridges State Beach
Between the ocean and the edge of Santa Cruz lies one of the largest monarch butterfly overwintering sites in the western United States. The park also hosts large coastal scrub meadows that in spring are filled with native wildflowers.
Science Hike on May 23, 2007 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Exploring Elkhorn Slough
Go on an Exploration of Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing, CA. While it offers a variety of rich habitats and vegetation for hundreds of species of birds, fish and other wildlife, it's under constant threat from human activity, pollution and erosion.
Science Hike on Mar 20, 2007 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Exploring the Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
You probably know that the San Andreas Fault runs nearly the length of the state. But did you know that you can see the fault for yourself? Take a hike at Los Trancos Open Space Preserve in the Santa Cruz Mountains above Palo Alto.
Science Hike on Mar 19, 2007 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
Exploring Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge
The nation's first urban National Wildlife Refuge, it's 30,000 acres of open bay, salt pond, salt marsh, mudflat, upland, and vernal pool habitats are constantly changing.
Science Hike on Mar 19, 2007 by Craig Rosa from QUEST Northern California
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