“When I took a closer look through my lens, I saw the mound had fur and a pinkish nose,” writes wildlife photographer Vishal Subramanyan.
Encounters with a Rare Ginger Badger at Point Reyes
March 6, 2024 •
Sex and Poison May Explain California Death Cap Invasion
February 1, 2024 •
Local mycologists suspect death caps—huge and abundant in the Bay Area—may be competing with chanterelles underground.
Home on the Range
April 7, 2021 •
This story originally appeared in bioGraphic, an online magazine about nature and sustainability powered by the California Academy of Sciences. Photographs by Sarah Killingsworth Point Reyes sits at the western edge of Marin County, California, a pick-axe shaped peninsula that juts … Read more
Point Reyes: Planning or Performance
January 7, 2021 •
The ongoing controversy regarding the future management of Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS) encompasses the environment, historical preservation, the public will, and more. The National Park Service (NPS) was sued by three environmental groups in February of 2016, and in … Read more
On Quiet Beaches, Snowy Plovers Reclaim Their Territory
November 23, 2020 •
Fewer human visitors this spring and summer allowed snowy plovers to relax on California beaches.
A Behind the Scenes Look at Point Reyes National Seashore
April 20, 2020 •
Did you know the original name of the Point Reyes peninsula was Punta de los Reyes, which translates to Point of the Kings? Spanish explorer Sebastian Vizcaino chose the name because he anchored in Drakes Bay on January 6, 1603, … Read more
Twenty miles of Point Reyes
November 20, 2012 •
Tag along with Jules Evens on two 10 mile hikes as he closes in on hiking every mile of trail at Point Reyes National Seashore in 2012.
The Outer Point in Autumn
October 10, 2012 •
The Outer Point Reyes Peninsula is a Mecca for both birds and birdwatchers during autumn migration. And it’s a fine place to see elephant seals as well.
Limantour Beach to Five Brooks Pond—coyote leads the way.
October 2, 2012 •
Few coastlines are as pacifying as the broad sandy beach at Limantour in Point Reyes. Come along on a 14 mile hike across the peninsula.
Trail to the tip of the hummingbird’s bill at Tomales Point
September 26, 2012 •
Take a walk with Jules Evens to see tule elk and the reef at the northern tip of Point Reyes, surrounded on three sides by ocean.