Ancient Whale Bones and Megalodon Shark Teeth Unearthed in East Bay
A dam retrofit project reveals a treasure trove from the time when California had a vast inland sea.
Author Archives: Alison Hawkes
Alison Hawkes was a Bay Nature editor from 2011-2017. Before Bay Nature she worked in journalism for more than a decade as a former newspaper reporter turned radio producer turned web editor with each rendition bringing her closer to her dream of covering environmental issues. She co-founded Way Out West, a site dedicated to covering Bay Area environmental news.
Nature Offers Health Benefits, and Brain Research Helps Explain Why
Outdoors-lovers have long known that nature makes us feel good. Now scientists peering into the brain are starting to explain why.
Ask The Naturalist: How Important Are Red Toyon Berries To the Winter Food Chain?
For a lesson in food chain dynamics, go ahead and observe a fruiting toyon bush this winter.
Skip the Elephants and Tigers, These Children’s Books Feature Local Wildlife
With the holidays underway and the kids out of school, now's a good time to curl up with some reads. Why not make them about California?
People Keep Condors Flying in the Pinnacles
Volunteers track the condor recovery in the Pinnacles
Re-Coding for Conservation
We can now alter the genomes of invasive species to slow their advance. Should we?
Measure AA for a Clean and Healthy Bay
Residents of the Bay Area’s nine counties have passed a $12-per-year parcel tax to raise $500 million toward wetlands restoration and other Bay shoreline improvements over the next 20 years...
Mad as a March Hare
The complicated boxing matches of black-tailed jackrabbits.
Bay Nature 2016 Conservation Action Award Winner: Andrea Mackenzie
The general manager of the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority led the passage of Measure Q.
Finding Your Park with GGNRA’s Christine Lehnertz
GGNRA Superintendent Christine Lehnertz looks at the challenges and opportunities unique to the national park in San Francisco's backyard.
