A Burned Big Basin is Reborn
As trails reopen, visiting is a chance to see a forest in progress.
The Magic of Small, Outdoor Spaces
You do not need much to be transported, to become aware of what a city can be, in between its apartment buildings and sidewalks and storefronts.
The Spring 2026 Issue
Seaside Subterfuge
When you’re tidepooling this spring, an encrusted crustacean might surprise you.
Swimming with the Fish
When I plunge into San Francisco Bay in spring, I’m swimming through a cool green fish stew.
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LATEST STORIES
Newsom Wants Prop 4 Funds for Golden Gate Fields. Some Local Conservationists Have Other Priorities.
“This timeline is moving quicker than anyone imagined,” says an East Bay parks rep.
Could Avocados Be A Transformational Fruit for the Bay Region?
It may be avocado season in the Bay.
Point Reyes Is ‘Reimagining’ Its Trails, and Wants Your Input
It’s the most ambitious trail-planning effort the park has ever undertaken, and it’s wide open right now.
Bay Nature Events
IN SEASON IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Bees Are Heating Up. How Will They Cope?
Climate change is coming for our most critical pollinators. Scientists are figuring out if our bees can handle the heat.
To Fight Climate Change, We Need the Newark Baylands
Just south of the Dumbarton Bridge lies one of the most important conservation opportunities for the Bay’s future—and one of the most threatened, a group of scientists is warning.
Meet a Butterfly Illustrator and His Three-Year Project to Paint the Gossamer Wings
Liam O’Brien went from Broadway actor to butterfly observer … and then some.
Staff picks
“Plain” Cabbage White Butterflies are Anything but Ordinary
A commonplace butterfly with an interesting history in the United States becomes the subject of a citizen science initiative to study climate change.
Meet the Bay Area’s Migrating Dragonflies
Most of the things flying over your head aren’t birds. Meet some of the large insects that propel themselves around the world and stop in Northern California.
The Backstory on Pacifica’s Whale Bonanza
Scientists surveying marine life off our coastline have been watching marine mammals roll in for the Bay Area seafood buffet.
The Rewilding of California’s Parched Central Valley
As SGMA deadlines loom, groundwater sustainability agencies, environmental organizations, and farmers in the San Joaquin Valley are scrambling to prepare for a drier future by experimenting with ways to repurpose fallow farmland.
