Looking to nature for signs of spring is a beloved sport among Bay Area wildlife enthusiasts. What are you noticing out there?
It’s spring! Admire the hound’s tongue, and the rest
March 20, 2013 •
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.
River otters find a fish head in Walnut Creek park
March 14, 2013 •
Three river otters and a fish head. You fill in the rest.
Steelhead trout flopping around in dried up Palo Alto creek
March 11, 2013 •
With creek water drying up, steelhead trout advocates in Palo Alto are worried about whether this year’s fish will be able to spawn.
How can math help solve the climate puzzle?
February 28, 2013 •
Mathematicians are jumping in to help sort out the underlying equations that make up the Earth’s complex, and rapidly changing climate system.
More visitors expected as Pinnacles becomes a national park
February 21, 2013 •
Now that it’s officially on the national park circuit, Pinnacles may be seeing more visitors as diehard national park goers add the geological wonder to their bucket lists.
Lead bullets, abalone and nitrogen
February 20, 2013 •
Groups aim to make California first state to ban bullets made from lead to protect wildlife from poisoning, and more Bay Area nature news.
San Francisco group seeks Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights
January 30, 2013 •
A group of San Francisco nature enthusiasts want to make official every kid’s right to climb a tree, see the ocean and ride a bike.
Monarch butterfly numbers are down again
January 24, 2013 •
Monarch butterflies are about half of last year’s numbers in the Bay Area. But that’s not saying all that much.
Give a nesting bird a home
January 23, 2013 •
Nesting birds are coming back to town. Now’s your chance to be a bird box landlord.
Planting in memory of MLK
January 23, 2013 •
What’s native plant restoration have to do with MLK Day? Maybe not a whole lot, unless you spend it on the MLK Regional Shoreline planting seven varieties of wetland species.