In the San Francisco Bay Area, slices of nature pop up in the most unexpected places, a testament to the region’s wealth in biodiversity and the resilience of its natural systems. Bringing nature to urban areas is not just about ensuring the survival of species, but enhancing people’s quality of life through a fulfillment of our innate need to be with nature.
February 25, 2013 by Constance Taylor
A family of barn owls at Hayward’s Sulphur Creek Nature Center are the starts of an owl-cam: see baby owls hatching, feeding, and being their cute selves!
February 21, 2013 by Dan Rademacher
This is a hike on a park that's open to the public as of Feb. 23, 2013. On a sunny day …
February 11, 2013 by Courtney Quirin
Why has San Francisco, of all places, become the land of milk and honey for honeybees?
February 10, 2013 by Paul Epstein
The East Bay Hills are riddled with hidden paths and staircases. Providing an athletic training ground for the hard-core runner, …
February 07, 2013 by Kristen Martz
Nice, short hike down the hill from Battery Godfrey to Marshall Beach, mostly stairs. No pets allowed. Plenty of plants …
February 05, 2013 by Jessica Hahn-Taylor
Whose curiosity isn’t piqued by the 60-foot letters spelling “Industrial City” in the shadow of San Bruno Mountain? They conjure …
February 04, 2013 by Heather Mack
Wildlife experts say to leave San Francisco’s adorable river otter alone a little bit.
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.
The Oakland Museum’s taxidermist: an inside view of wildlife
June 04, 2013 by Dan Rademacher
