Network of North Coast wildlife cameras aiding science and conservation
Improvements in camera technology are bringing to life the formerly unseen world of wild animals that populate the hills and valleys of the North Coast. Scores of motion-activated wildlife cameras,...
View ArticleAs bears move into Sonoma County, advocates seek to keep them safe, wild
Aaron Bennett’s thinking goes something like this: Black bears had long since claimed territory in the Anderson Valley lands where his parents established Navarro Vineyards decades ago, so when the...
View ArticleBears in Your Area?
May 23, 2020: A bear has been sighted near Cavedale and Moon Mt. Road in the Mayacamas and across the Valley at Jack London State Park and Grove Street in Sonoma. The bear has been seen rooting around...
View ArticleWhere are the bears? The North Bay Bear Collaborative seeks to find out.
Megan Walla-Murphy, Scientific Lead, training volunteers at Sugarloaf A recent Sunday in Sonoma County’s Sugarloaf Ridge State Park found socially distanced volunteers looking at photos of bear scat...
View ArticleKicking off Bear Season in Sonoma Valley
Kicking off Bear Season in Sonoma Valley By Teri Shore, Volunteer, North Bay Bear Collaborative The NBBC The North Bay Bear Collaborative is a working group of agencies, non-profit conservation...
View ArticleSonoma Bear Safari – September, 17th. Tracking field day and fundraiser...
Join the North Bay Bear Collaborative (NBBC) and its Lead Scientist Meghan Walla-Murphy and Tracker Steve Hammerich of Pepperwood on a special day to learn how to track bears in the field. This...
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