April 7, 2017
An article about MALT’s protection of the 602-acre Stanley Martinelli Ranch in Point Reyes Station, MALT’s 80th conservation easement.
October 24, 2024
Marin County’s 13 species of bats are essential to the ecosystem, eating nocturnal insects and agricultural pests, building biodiversity, pollinating plants, and dispersing seeds.
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October 11, 2024
As ranchers and farmers know, healthy soil is the foundation of viable agriculture and resilient ecosystems. Here in Marin, one ranch, with the support of the CDFA and MALT, is experimenting with using soil amendments traditionally used in orchards and row crops – gypsum and lime – in a rangeland setting.
October 9, 2024
California’s tarantula hawk is one of the greatest monsters of the insect world. While these spider wasps might sound like something dreamed up by a Hollywood horror writer, the unfortunate reality is that this parasitoid wasp is no science fiction invention. The tarantula hawk’s reproductive rituals are one of the most terrifying natural history stories…