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Hiking & Walking

Events:

Sunset/Moonlight walk in El Cerrito's beautiful Hillside Natural Area
Why Tides Matter
Why Tides Matter
An Inspirational Trek Across the Sierra to Mount Whitney
Half Dome in a Day: Tips for a Successful Hike
Hike from Rancho del Oso to Berry Creek Falls
Big Basin Redwoods State Park: Redwood Loop Walk
Campfire Programs
Junior Rangers
Junior Rangers
Junior Rangers
Twlight Hike
Shadowbrook Stroll
Footsteps of the Founders - 5 mile hike
Wilder Ranch Coast Nature Walks
Indian Tree Ascent - Indian Valley Preserve
The Odyssey on Angel Island
2012 California's Water Resources and Climate Change: SF Bay Area Institute
2012 California's Water Resources and Climate Change: Pacific Coast Institute
Gourmet Hike and Silent Auction
Art in the Park
Register Today for East Bay Regional Park District’s 2012 Trails Challenge
2012 California's Water Resources and Climate Change: Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta Institute
Wilderness Leadership Training - APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED

Articles:

The Walker's Map of San Francisco
Walkabout Northern California: Hiking Inn to Inn
Best Hikes with Kids: San Francisco Bay Area
In Half Moon Bay, Three More Miles for Coastal Trail
Transit to Trails Map
Walking the Rift Zone at Point Reyes
Waterfalls!
Tamalpais Walking
Coyote Ridge
Seeing Stars at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park
West County Landfill Loop Trail
Impressions of Tamalpais
Overnight on Mount Diablo
A Bayshore Getaway in Silicon Valley
Up and Down at Point Reyes
Two Napa Trail Guides
60 Hikes Within 60 Miles
Point Reyes: The Complete Guide to the National Seashore & Surrounding Area
Sierra Birds: A Hiker’s Guide
Top Trails: San Francisco Bay Area
Give Me Shelter
Martinez Regional Shoreline
Rancho Canada del Oro Open Space
San Gregorio State Beach
Peninsula Tales and Trails
Stairway Walks in San Francisco
Before the Waters Come at Los Vaqueros
Bees, Coyotes, and More at Point Reyes: Laguna Ranch Loop
Irises, paintbrush and more in bloom at Point reyes
Relishing the Fog at Point Reyes
Can You Bag 15 SF Peaks on Sept 25?
Twilight hiking reveals nature's night owls
An Easter morning hike in Point Reyes's Church of Nature
Apay Way/Bayview Salt Pond Loop
Bothe-Napa Valley State Park
Picchetti Ranch Open Space Preserve
Closing the Loop at Carquinez
Climbing the Waves at Castle Rock State Park
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area
Round Valley Regional Preserve
Getting Outside in Your Golden Years
Transit to Trails, 2001
Footloose and Car-Free in the Bay Area
Mindego Ranch Hikes
MALT's Dolcini Ranch Purchase
The Beach as Office
Kortum Trail, Sonoma Coast State Park
Quarry Lakes Regional Park
Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve
Making a Strait Loop
Forest of Nisene Marks State Park
Valle Vista, King Canyon Loop Trail
Got Kids? Take 'em outside!
Citizens' Domain in Napa
A blogger's mission to save state parks
A Cheap Permit Means Great Trails at Briones Reservoir
Parade of Flowers at Armstrong Redwoods/Austin Creek
All Hail Hulet Hornbeck
Birding on Silicon Valley’s Doorstep
Get Away from Rush Hour at Marin’s Rush Creek
Roughing It in Richmond
Midpeninsula Open Space District Launches Geocache Challenge
Upscale Wilderness
McLaren Park, a Bit of Feral Wildness in San Francisco
Secrets in Sight of Suburbia on Lime Ridge
A Bobcat Day in Bear Valley
Let It Rain: Two Short Strolls at Point Reyes
The Summit Loop Hike
The Key to Willow Creek
Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve
Fremont Older Open Space Preserve
Coastwalk
Urban Walks
Black Coal, Bright Flowers
Mount Burdell Open Space Preserve
Mount Wanda
San Bruno Mountain
Marking Time on the Dunes
MDIA Diablo Map Update
San Francisco Natural Areas Program
Reconnecting People with Nature: Rue Mapp, Outdoor Afro
Lend a Hand for Your Local Trail
Setting Out: 2012 Point Reyes Walkabout
Uncovering Nature's Treasures with David Wimpfheimer
Bay Area Pond Walks
Eastshore Park, Two Decades in the Making
Equinox Sunrise Wheelchair Hike
Presidio, Past and Present
The Mount Diablo Buckwheat One Year Later
Update: Bay Trail
Vasco Regional Preserve Open for Public Tours
Wildflower resources
Mount Tamalpais, Matt Davis Trail
Out of the Blue
Lands End, San Francisco
Leona Canyon
Roy's Redwoods
101 Great Hikes of the San Francisco Bay Area
Exploring Point Reyes National Seashore and Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Santa Cruz Mountains Trails Book
Contra Loma Regional Park
Pescadero Creek County Park
Salt Point State Park
Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park
Glen Canyon Park
Santa Teresa County Park
Tracking Richmond’s Bay Trail
Baltimore Canyon
Little Yosemite (Sunol Regional Wilderness)
The Rock in the Redwoods
Uvas Canyon County Park
Carquinez Breakthrough
Berkeley Pier
Chitactac-Adams County Park
Recalling the Wild
Sweeney Ridge
On the Beaten Path
Happy Trails
Beachfront Property
Coe Kaleidoscope
Taking Refuge
Bay Area Ridge Trail Progress
Of Hazelnuts and Adder's Tongue
A Slough Runs Through It
Opening the Door to Nature for People with Disabilities
Low Vision, High Adventure
On a Roll
Got Wheels?
From Bay to Ridge, Janet McBride Blazes New Trails
Between Breakers and Bluff at McNee Ranch
A Treat Preserved at Huckleberry
Going Wild Again at Alum Rock
New Web Tool to Find Parks
Mixing with the Birds on the Olema Trail, Point Reyes
The Pinnacle of Point Reyes: Mount Wittenberg
Eight Miles at Point Reyes for a Warbler, with Bonus Damselflies and More
Tracking Scat with Cat
Trailing Ahead in the East Bay
Pining for the Pinnacles
A Rare Opening on the Peninsula
The Locals’ Park Pick in Marin
A Park is Born in Dublin
The Laws Pocket Guide Set: San Francisco Bay Area
Butterflies, Pelicans, and Bobcats at Point Reyes
A Sneak Peak at the Presidio's Newest Trail

Videos:

Sierra Azul Hike
Drakes Estero Hike
The flowers of Jepson Prairie
Crystal Springs Hike
Read the Rocks at Castle Rock

Organizations:

Access Adventure
Angel Island Association
Avalon Travel Publising/Foghorn Outdoors
Bay Area Hiker
Bay Area Ridge Trail Council
San Francisco Bay Trail
Berkeley Path Wanderers Association
Bored Feet Press
California Native Plant Society - East Bay Chapter
California State Parks
City of Palo Alto - Open Spaces Division
City of San Jose -Parks Division
Claremont Canyon Conservancy
Coastwalk
Coe Advocates
East Bay Regional Park District
East Bay Trail Dogs
Environmental Traveling Companions
Footloose Forays
LandPaths
Marin County Parks and Open Space
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Mount Diablo Interpretive Association
Mountaineers Books
On the Level SF
Pine Ridge Association
San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department
Santa Clara County Parks Department
Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Association
Sierra Club - Loma Prieta Chapter
Sierra Club - San Francisco Bay Chapter
Sonoma County Regional Parks Department
Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods
TRAC - Trails for Richmond Action Committee
Weekend Sherpa
Wilderness Press
Olompali People
Wilderness Arts and Literacy Coalition
Audubon California
Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve
San Francisco Hiking
Friends of Glen Canyon Park
Big City Mountaineers
Sulphur Creek Nature Center
Hayward Shoreline Interpretive Center
Friends of the Napa River
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Fort Ross Interpretive Association
Merritt College Environmental Programs
San Francisco Bay Area Wheelchair Accessible Trails
Outdoor Afro
Climbing for Kids
ComeHike
REI
Blue Wind Botanical Medicine Clinic & Education Center
EAST/NORTH BAY Adventurers/Xplorers
Sierra Club - Redwood Chapter
Pelican Network