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

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

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/