A spur path leads to rare plants in Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve in the East Bay Hills. Read about Huckleberry's California native blooms in the April-June issue of Bay Nature. | Photo by Stephanie Penn
Nature News
When a Plant Dies, Where Do the Nutrients in its Cells Go?
Plants make all other life on Earth possible. But most animals don’t eat dead plants — so how do the nutrients plants create get into the environment when the plant dies?
Are Baby Rattlesnakes the Most Dangerous Biters?
People often say baby rattlesnake bites are more dangerous than adult rattlesnake bites. Is the conventional wisdom correct?
Are There Any Plants That Do Not Photosynthesize?
Can a plant live without photosynthesizing?
The Most Visited State Park System in the Nation Is Remaking Itself and Wants Your Buy-In
Seven years after the crisis, California State Parks tests out a new model.
Watching Wildlife Move Through Sonoma Valley
Science has led us to an increasing understanding of the importance of wildlife corridors. Sonoma pioneers the monitoring of a series of corridors.
Discover the Rare Blooms of Huckleberry Preserve in the East Bay Hills
Rare plants are common in California. Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve sits in an ideal location to display some of the rarest of them.
Magazine
April-June 2018
Table of Contents
Opening Shot
Meet the “Electric Blue Tinfoil” Butterfly
by Serena Ingalls
The Most Visited State Park System in the Nation Is Remaking Itself and Wants Your Buy-In
by Alissa Greenberg
Naturalist's Notebook
How to Tell Northern California Hawks Apart
by John Muir Laws
Conservation in Action
Charismatic Sea Ducks Seem to be Disappearing, But It’s Hard to Say Why
by Mary Catherine O'Connor and Erica Langston
What Wildflowers Tell You About the North Bay Fires
by Lech Naumovich
2018 Youth Engagement Local Hero Sandra Corzantes
by Elizabeth Rogers
Discover the Rare Blooms of Huckleberry Preserve in the East Bay Hills
by Stephanie Penn
Ask the Naturalist
What’s New With Jupiter’s Great Red Spot?
by Michael Ellis
2018 Conservation Action Local Hero Walter Moore
by Eric Simons
Watching Wildlife Move Through Sonoma Valley
by Sabine Bergmann
Bayview
Parks Are Our Shared Spaces, and It’s Easy to Take Them for Granted
by Victoria Schlesinger
2018 Environmental Education Local Hero Lisa Micheli
by Nate Seltenrich
On the Trail
San Francisco Nature, Mapped
by Zach St. George
