A year ago, Stanford University began removing the 120-year-old Lagunita Diversion Dam on San Francisquito Creek, which flows through Palo Alto and Menlo Park. As a result, last spring was the first migration season in over a century wherein California … Read more
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A New Chapter in the Fight for Point Molate
Last March, Richmond officials announced that they’d chosen SunCal to develop a housing and renovation project on Point Molate, a small headland just north of the Richmond Bridge. The project has vocal opponents who, among other concerns, worry over the … Read more
Keeping Moraga’s Painted Rock Open
The John Muir Land Trust needs to raise $2 million by May to create a new 84-acre open space park in Moraga.
Elephant Seals Reclaim Beach from H. Sapiens
Point Reyes National Seashore staff returned from the government shutdown to find a new master of the beach.
Can An Antiseptic Nursery Stop Sudden Oak Death?
Can the SFPUC’s new nursery slow the spread of a tree-killing fungus?
The City Nature Challenge Returns With More People, Places, and Nature
The global citizen science competition returns April 27-May 3.
Our Favorite Bay Nature Stories of 2018
Looking back on 2018 and picking some of our favorite stories from the year in Bay Nature.
Our Favorite Bay Nature Photos of 2018
Favorite pictures published in Bay Nature in 2018, from the Bay Nature editors.
Meet Bay Nature’s 2017 Local Heroes
Bay Nature Institute announces its 4 Local Hero Award winners for 2017.
Whale Resources
Whale Watching: The Oceanic Society has offered naturalist-led whale-watching excursions in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1972. Excursions leave from San Francisco, Half Moon Bay, and Bodega Bay, on weekends from late December through mid-May. Tours also visit the … Read more