Join Friends of China Camp State Park’s Executive Director Martin Lowenstein and Bay Nature’s Wes Radez for a stroll along the Turtle Back Trail. China Camp offers beautiful views of the San Pablo Bay waterfront and features an extensive intertidal … Read more
Self-Guided Volunteer Opportunity: January King Tides in Alviso
Sign up today and check out the California Coastal Commission’s King Tides Project to learn about this year’s King Tide events and how you can participate! The CCC uses the Survey123 app to track community science king tide photos. We … Read more
Online Climate Action Workshop (5 meetings/10 weeks)
Resilient Neighborhoods Climate Action Workshop (5 meetings/10 weeks) –Every other Wednesday starting January 10, 4:00-5:30 pm Join the Resilient Neighborhoods Climate Action Workshop to take action towards a greener and more sustainable future. This fun and engaging program is designed … Read more
Online Climate Action Workshop (5 meetings/10 weeks)
Resilient Neighborhoods Climate Action Workshop (5 meetings/10 weeks) –Thursdays starting January 18, 6:30-8:00 pm Join the Resilient Neighborhoods Climate Action Workshop to take action towards a greener and more sustainable future. This fun and engaging program is designed specifically for … Read more
How Worldviews and Climate Justice Can Remake a World in Crisis
We are at a choice point for humanity. As social and ecological crises escalate globally, it is clear that the dominant cultural worldview, informed by colonization, patriarchy, capitalism, and racism is displaying a relationship with Nature and each other that … Read more
How Do I Get My Hands on These ‘Wild Billions,’ Anyway?
Bay Nature’s guide and database for finding nature-related federal funds in BIL and IRA.
Tactical Pooping, and Other Ways Birds Survive Summer
Here’s a look at how birds beat the heat along with some ways you can help. As SFBBO researcher Katie LaBarbera says, “these are birds trying to survive in the crevices in our world.”
Time Traveling With Clam Fossils
Ancient clams offer a uniquely detailed fossil record. As they build their shells, layer by layer, they preserve clues to the climate they once lived in.
Don’t Blame the Bark Beetles
While walking in the woods, you’ve likely encountered a dead log engraved with maze-like squiggles. These natural carvings are known as beetle galleries, and the grooves are munched out by the larvae of bark beetles in the subfamily Scolytinae.
In a Changing World, a Biologist Documents the Newt Normal
Droughts, wildfires, and heat waves are putting unprecedented strain on newts. With help, scientists hope, they may be able to persevere.