Two weeks ago, before the first autumn storm arrived in Northern California, the yellows and golds of the season lit up the canopies of big-leaf maples and black oaks in the iconic valley of Yosemite National Park - a national treasure that was established as a land [...]

Are you looking to expand your network, gain inspiration or gather knowledge from the field? Here's my latest roundup of events and resources for professionals and activists working at the intersection of philanthropy, social change and environment.

In this spring edition of "news and notes" I highlight local groups I admire for their work to help us find a meaningful way forward amid a rapidly changing world. I also spotlight a recent client that works to save island wildlife from extinction and welcome new [...]

The mountain lions of the Santa Monica Mountains draw copious amounts of publicity and support thanks to a widely-respected long-term research study and top-notch communications from the National Park Service. Now, here in the San Francisco Bay Area, the nonprofit [...]

In recognition of the final day of Women’s History Month 2017, this post features a roundup of stories that spotlight women breaking barriers and making history in science and the environmental fields and in the outdoors. This post’s feature photo [...]

Does your conservation organization have a citizen science program? Mary Ellen Hannibal, author of Citizen Scientist: Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction, writes about the capacity-building benefits of citizen science programs in a recent blog post on [...]

People came out in record breaking numbers for the 2017 Women’s March and sister marches on January 21, 2017. An estimated 2,600,000 people, worldwide, participated. My husband and I marched in Oakland, California. Friends who are parents and professionals working [...]

In this winter edition of "news and notes" I feature the launch of my new website, a profile of San Francisco Botanical Garden Society and the latest from Women's Environmental Network, including an opportunity to join us for an event featuring women in leadership [...]

Recently I moved my blog into an entirely redesigned website (more on that soon!). With this move, there are a few housekeeping tasks including providing a coherent way to view a previous blog series I wrote titled the “California State Parks funding crisis blog [...]

As I look back on the highlights for 2016, books and their authors catalyzed many of my most memorable experiences. I am an avid reader of books about wildlife, conservation and the environment. So, it is no surprise that I found myself following in the footsteps of [...]