OpenRoad With Doug McConnell

Join Doug on a California coastal journey to see the challenges our parks and beaches face as sea levels are rising rapidly, and the choices we need to consider now if we hope to make our coastal treasures as resilient as possible.

We salute the “Founding Mother” of America’s most visited National Park.

Explore some of Marin County’s magnificent parks and open spaces and see how they are being carefully managed to minimize risks of fire.

Learn the latest about the successes of a unique vision for the future of Marin’s iconic Mt. Tamalpais and its surrounds.

We visit a ranch in West Marin raising grass-fed meat and enriching its soils to soak carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to fight the climate crisis.

2019 update on the progress and mission of One Tam

Wildfire prevention in Marin’s parks and open space

Farmlands fighting climate change

Doug salutes the “Founding Mother” of the GGNRA

Doug shares his thoughts about the value of the San Francisco Bay Trail.

Meet two people who have walked the entire San Francisco Bay Trail and know it very well.

We’ll discover some fascinating northern sections of the San Francisco Bay Trail that is now 356 miles long and growing every year.

We’ll circle San Francisco Bay to explore one of the greatest recreational treasures in northern California, the San Francisco Bay Trail.