February 21, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
Now that it’s officially on the national park circuit, Pinnacles may be seeing more visitors as diehard national park goers add the geological wonder to their bucket lists.
February 13, 2013 by Kristen Martz
It’s Valentine’s Day and we’ve got some stories to share with you about how Bay Area species do it.
February 11, 2013 by Courtney Quirin
Why has San Francisco, of all places, become the land of milk and honey for honeybees?
February 09, 2013 by Constance Taylor
Happy Chinese New Year! It’s the year of the snake, so we’re taking a moment to reflect on some of our Bay Area favorites.
February 07, 2013 by Christine Sculati
Ceramicist Marguerite Wildenhain left her legacy at Austin Creek State Recreation Area in Sonoma County. What happens when the interests of art history and state parks coincide?
February 04, 2013 by Heather Mack
Wildlife experts say to leave San Francisco’s adorable river otter alone a little bit.
February 01, 2013 by Ariel Rubissow Okamoto
San Francisco Bay has been clearing up, but that’s not necessarily a good thing for marshes in an age of sea level rise. Those marshes need mud so they can keep up with rising tides.
January 31, 2013 by Michael Ellis
Should we worry about asbestos in serpentine rock? Yes, a bit. In California, we have North America’s largest exposures. It’s even our official state rock.
January 30, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
A group of San Francisco nature enthusiasts want to make official every kid’s right to climb a tree, see the ocean and ride a bike.
January 30, 2013 by John Muir Laws
A school of fish gets trapped in a slough at ebb tide. Dinnertime for egrets and cormorants! …
January 28, 2013 by Courtney Quirin
One of San Francisco’s most prominent beekeepers produces 500 pounds of honey a year by never turning down a bee in need.
January 24, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
Monarch butterflies are about half of last year’s numbers in the Bay Area. But that’s not saying all that much.
January 23, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
Nesting birds are coming back to town. Now’s your chance to be a bird box landlord.
January 17, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
With seasonally low tides, now’s the time to head out to see arguably the most colorful critters in the Bay Area — the nudibranchs that dwell in tidepools along the coast.
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