Save The Bay Blog

Beardless Wildrye, Elymus triticoides, (formerly of the genus Leymus), is a beautiful and highly adaptable grass species that historically occupied large swathes of lowlands and floodplains throughout the salt marsh transition zone throughout the Bay Area.  Its range extends from California to Washington, and inland to Montana and West Texas.  It is found in meadow [...]

On May 2nd, 150 Googlers provided Save The Bay with 10% of the native plants needed for an entire winter planting season. The day started at Garfield Park with an introduction from Save The Bay’s Executive Director, David Lewis, and then we got to work. Save The Bay sowed the seeds we collected last spring, [...]

A frequent question I hear from our volunteers is: How can we help protect the Bay every day? It always excites me when people are inspired to continue saving the Bay after leaving our programs and luckily, it’s easy to do! Simple changes to everyday behavior can greatly reduce a person’s environmental impact and help [...]

In celebration of Earth Day, this past weekend Save The Bay partnered with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, REI, the Lucy Evans Nature Center, the Environmental Volunteers Eco Center, and a total of 76 community volunteers to clean up and restore habitat at several sites along the San Francisco [...]

Last weekend Save The Bay’s Nursery Manager, Doug Serrill and I had the opportunity to take advantage of the warm spring weather and hike two of the many trails at China Camp State Park with a number of Save The Bay Board members, guests, family, and friends.   Group participants included long-time supporters and founding members [...]