Explore the seasonal wonders of Bay Area parks, bays, and coastline.

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Explore the seasonal wonders of Bay Area parks, bays, and coastline.
As we round the corner to the holidays, nature and communities in
the Bay Area welcome you to join in on the activities of fall.
Get involved with beach cleanups, trail-building, sea mammals in need, farming, or trail-cam research.
Inspiration for all your hiking, paddling, camping and other outdoor activities in the Bay this summer.
Gosh—is it raining again? When you’d rather stay inside reading about rain than go out and get wet, here’s a pile of stories from our archives.
Want to do more outdoors than play? The Bay Area is rich with protected habitat that needs tending. Discover your community and get outside while doing good. Reach out to these organizations, and check BayNature.org/events for more.
Stories about abalone, bobcats, underground rivers, newts, two-headed worms, out-of-place birds, acorns, shrews, moles, shrew-moles, and clams with a purpose.
A note from Regina Starr Ridley, Bay Nature’s outgoing leader, introducing her successor, Wes Radez.
Each year, Bay Nature recognizes remarkable local leaders and activists in conservation and nature
Elusive salamanders, flying spiders, shadowy sculpins, sapsuckers, lone-ranger bats, and waxy white snowberries.