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Western Snowy Plover

Park Rangers Takeo Kishi, left, and Jasmine Reinhardt at Muir Woods.
Best Bay to Breakers costume ideas if you love parks and the outdoors

So you’re running Bay to Breakers and you still don’t have a costume idea? How about paying homage to the parklands you love in and around the city? Here are some easy costume ideas that will signal to everybody that right after this run, you’re ready for a hike.

A Western snowy plover
Western Snowy Plover

The western snowy plover is a threatened small shorebird, approximately the size of a sparrow.

Western Snowy Plover
A Record-High Number of Plovers: What Does It Mean?

In January 2016, a record number of Western snowy plovers were spotted at Ocean Beach. What are some possible reasons for this sky-high count? Read the latest on park monitoring of these threatened species—and learn what you can do to help their chances of survival.