Point Blue scientists and educators are always generating new findings and stories from our climate-smart conservation programs. Browse some of our latest coverage below and be in touch if you’d like to help us tell our story. To set up an interview with one of our scientists contact:
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Recent Coverage
Video: Great white sharks seen cruising for sea lions off San Francisco coast
November 5, 2024
San Francisco Chronicle
Record-breaking Mid-Season Results from Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program
September 26, 2024
Santa Barbara Independent
Our Reporter Spent a Week at a Local Climate Farm School. Here’s What Happened
September, 2024
Sonoma Magazine
Video shows rare attack by killer whales of humpback whales off Farallon Islands
August 23, 2024
San Francisco Chronicle
Snowy plovers saved from precarious cliff near the Salinas River released back into the wild
August 23, 2024
Monterey County Now
New Vulnerability Assessment Identifies Top Threats to Iconic Spotted Owls in Marin County, CA
August 8, 2024
National Park Service
These nests have been saving birds in the Farallon Islands. They’re coming to Alcatraz next
July 30, 2024
San Francisco Standard
Report: Marine heat waves threaten Greater Farallones Preserve
July 13, 2024
Marin Independent Journal
Farallon Islands wildlife research is in trouble. What it means for marine science
June 4, 2024
San Jose Mercury News
Amazing wildlife on display on a rare trip to the Farallon Islands off S.F. coast
June 3, 2024
San Francisco Chronicle
How to Account for Offshore Wind Impacts on Oceanic Wildlife? Make a Plan.
The Revelator
June 3, 2024
Seeding Climate Solutions for California’s Iconic Beaches and Amphibian Communities
November 6, 2023
Noozhawk
October 29, 2023
Sustainability Now (radio interview w/ Point Blue's Dr. Chelsea Carey)
Unveiling the Van Norden Meadow Restoration Project Following a Record-Breaking Winter
September 20, 2023
Yuba Net
Western Snowy Plover Update From Point Reyes National Seashore
June 30, 2023
National Parks Traveler
How average citizens are using a free app to help protect the American Bald Eagle
May 27, 2023
Sacramento Bee (Op ed)
Epic snowpack upends rhythms of life for many species in Sierra Nevada range
May 1, 2023
Los Angles Times
This Wave Theory of Spring Migration Will Prepare You for Your Next Birding Outing
Spring 2023
Audubon Magazine
One penguin species declines, while another thrives on the western Antarctic Peninsula
April 20, 2023
WHYY (NPR/PBS radio station)
April 10, 2023
https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2023/04/10/helping-san-franciscos-birds-migration-lights-windows
Migratory bird species in decline as flyway ecosystem dries up due to human activities
October 25, 2022
Channel News Asia
Speed limits in the ocean? Massive ships are killing endangered whales each year.
October 16, 2022
USA Today
October 20, 2022
SF Chronicle
Ships are turning whales into ‘ocean roadkill’. This AI system is trying to stop it
September 26, 2022
The Guardian
Beloved humpback whale Fran killed by ship; will her calf survive?
August 30, 2022
San Jose Mercury News
Bioacoustics is helping conservationists monitor wildlife, but the tech needs improvement
August 18, 2022
Fast Company
Migratory Birds Return As Salt Ponds Heal: Documenting a Damaged World in Transition
July 27, 2022
KQED
Conservationist serves as teacher, environmental ambassador to students of all ages
May 1, 2022
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Whales are on the move near San Francisco. The feds want ships to slow down
April 30, 2022
SF Chronicle
Ships are killing whales off the California coast. Here's what experts say will save them
March 22, 2022
SF Chronicle
Science-led strategy to protect ecology of Farallones deserves support
January 5, 2022
Marin Independent Journal (Editorial)
California Coastal Commission approves mouse poison drop on Farallon Islands
December 17, 2021
SF Chronicle
Marin Voice: Safe Farallones plan for mice will protect native environment right now
December 15, 2021
Marin Independent Journal (Op Ed)
Close to Home: Bring nature-based solutions to climate change
November 21, 2021
Santa Rosa Press Democrat (Op Ed)
To Save a Seabird, Scientists Must Restore Balance to an Island Ecosystem
November 17, 2021
The Revelator
Seabirds, Fishing Vessels Supplied Data to Support Ocean Research During Pandemic
November 15, 2021
Saving Seafood
UMN researcher leads seal populations study to measure climate change and fishing effects
October 21, 2021
Minnesota Daily
Why groundwater flooding is becoming a threat to coastal cities as sea levels rise
September 16, 2021
Orange County Register
June 1, 2021
Long Beach Post
May 17, 2021
Civil Eats
Petaluma Profile: A solution for climate change is right under our feet
April 15, 2021
Petaluma Argus Courier
War breaking out between crab fishers and environmentalists over ropeless traps meant to save whales
March 23, 2021
SF Chronicle
3 critical lessons California offers to improve restoration of land on a global scale
January 13, 2021
Cal Matters (Op Ed)
Pandemic Forces Closures, Job Cuts, Shifted Science for Bay Area Conservation Groups
September 3, 2020
Bay Nature
August 29, 2020
ABC7 News (Video)
Bird Researchers Rescue Generations of Hand-Written Field Notes from Fire’s Path
August 26, 2020
Bay Nature
With Whales at Record Numbers off the California Coast, Scientists Try to Help Ships Avoid Them
July 1, 2020
Bay Nature
A huge group of blue whales is gathering off Northern California this week. Here’s why.
June 18, 2020
San Jose Mercury News
Seabirds Shatter a Decades-old Record on the Farallones
June 2, 2020
The Log--CA's Fishing and Boating News
How water managers can build recharge basins to boost resilience for farmers and birds alike
March 13, 2020
Environmental Defense Fund (Blog)
‘Helping something other than ourselves:’ Petaluma kids save wetlands
December 25, 2020
Petaluma Argus Courier
Study: Farallon Islands mice eradication will protect rare, elusive seabirds
October 8, 2019
Marin Independent Journal
Exterminating mice with poison would protect rare seabirds on Farallones, study says
October 8, 2019
SF Chronicle
Removing Invasive Mice from the Farallon Islands Would Benefit Threatened Birds
October 7, 2019
Press Release
Scientists assess waters off San Francisco and fear a climatic intruder
September 28, 2019
SF Chronicle (Article and video)
17 fascinating facts about the Farallon Islands, just off San Francisco's shore but rarely visited
March 31, 2019
SF Chronicle
Volunteers begin replanting trees for private land owner affected by Camp Fire
March 25, 2019
Chico Enterprise Record
Sonoma County-based climate research group hires USDA exec as CEO
March 25, 2019
North Bay Business Journal
Whale Deaths off California Caused by Ship Strikes Spiked in 2018
March 19, 2019
The Weather Channel (Weather.com)
Whales are facing a big, deadly threat along West Coast: Massive container ships
March 18, 2019
Washington Post
USGS study predicts more disastrous effects from sea level rise in Bay Area
March 17, 2019
SF Chronicle
March 13, 2019
Press Release
‘Science Uncorked’ offers window seat to nature in Bodega Bay
March 1, 2019
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Recent drought may provide a glimpse of the future for birds in the Sierra Nevada
February 21, 2019
Press Release
From Sonoma County to Antarctica, Point Blue studies climate change through birds
January 24, 2019
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Petaluma's Point Blue a standout for conservation efforts
January 24, 2019
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Shutdown Delays And Disrupts Environmental Studies, Including On The Farallones
January 24, 2019
Associated Press
Climate change puts Richmond’s plant and animal populations in a state of flux
January 3, 2019
Richmond Confidential
October 9, 2018
Press Release
Financial Incentives Create Critical Waterbird Habitat in Extreme Drought
July 12, 2018
Press Release
Petaluma students to tackle tax-funded $2.6 million wetlands restoration
April 16, 2018
Petaluma Argus Courier
Science Organization Celebrates 50 Years of Research on the Farallon Islands
April 3, 2018
Press Release
Innovations In California Climate Policy
November 9, 2017
U.S. Climate Action Center by Nexus Media on Livestream
Shoring Up Birds: Providing Habitat For Pacific Flyway Migrants
October/November 2017
Bay Area Monitor
New Study: West Coast Ships Kill more than 80 Endangered Whales Annually
August 21, 2017
The Mercury News
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