The National Park Service is celebrating Great American Outdoors Day.

https://www.thrillist.com/amphtml/news/nation/national-parks-free-admission-day-august

Get to know the mammals that live off San Diego’s coast, from playful dolphins to majestic whales. Through a variety of activities, we’ll explore the amazing adaptations of these marine mammals.

https://www.kpbs.org/events/2022/07/25/marine-mammals-of-california

A local bat conservation expert says the number of bats in the region has dropped over the past 50 years, mainly because of habitat loss. That could lead to an increase in insects and other pests.

https://www.kcra.com/amp/article/bats-important-part-northern-californias-ecosystem-population-declining/40669892

They are here for our delicious trash, not our cultural baggage.

https://www.engadget.com/hitting-the-books-the-accidental-ecosystem-peter-alagona-uc-press-150024408.html

Snapshot Cal Coast is an annual California statewide community science effort that encourages people to make and share observations of plants, animals, and seaweeds along the California coast using the iNaturalist app. Led by the California Academy of Sciences with support from the California Ocean Protection Council, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the MPA (Marine Protected Area) Collaborative Network, and an array of other partners, we are creating a valuable snapshot in time of where species are located along our coast.

https://www.calacademy.org/calcoast

The count — which is slated for Thursday through Saturday following the Fourth of July — is an integral part of the park’s recovery plan for the federally endangered sheep.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/environment/story/2022-05-04/bighorn-sheep-count?_amp=true

Cities around the world will be competing to see who can make the most observations of nature, find the most species, and engage the most people in the 2022 City Nature Challenge.

https://citynaturechallenge.org/

In a sense, both “Don’t Feed the Coyotes” and “Taking the Reins” are stories of nature pushing up against the modern world. In the case of the coyotes, the concrete environs where they have settled, or even more pastoral enclaves like the Presidio, are not kind.

https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/movies-tv/green-film-festival-of-s-f-opening-night-films-look-at-wildlife-and-humans-struggle-to-coexist/amp

In an effort to provide more equitable outdoor access for all Californians, residents can now use their library cards to check out day passes for free access to more than 200 state parks, officials announced this week.

The move is part of a partnership between California State Parks and the California State Library, which will distribute at least three of the new “California State Library Parks Pass” hangtags to all branches in the state, including mobile libraries.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-04-07/visiting-a-state-park-your-library-card-can-get-you-in-for-free?_amp=true

No matter how big or small an organism is, we are all interconnected by the web of life! In this web, wildlife has a very crucial role to play. It is the key to perfectly functioning ecosystems resulting from the constant and relentless evolution of life on our planet for billions of years. World Wildlife Day is like an alarm bell that tells us to not forget about the role of wildlife in maintaining the delicate balance of life on this planet.

https://weather.com/en-IN/india/biodiversity/news/2022-03-03-ecosystem-restoration-through-recovery-of-key-species