Remembering Jerry Kent, a Champion of East Bay Parks
Kent served the East Bay Regional Park District for more than 50 years. He died July 14, 2026.
Author Archives: David Loeb
David Loeb was the co-founder and Executive Director of the Bay Nature Institute and the publisher of Bay Nature magazine. Now retired, he continues to roam the trails and waterways of the Bay Area and points beyond and contributes occasional articles to baynature.org.
Malcolm Margolin and the Birth of Bay Nature
"When I heard the news last week that Malcolm Margolin had died, it stirred up a flood of memories of the intense and ultimately fruitful partnership that led to the launch of Bay Nature in 2001," writes David Loeb, Bay Nature's co-founder.
The Storied Bolinas Marine Laboratory Is Reborn
Nearly two decades after it was shuttered, advocates and researchers are hoping to reopen the field station where community college students were once involved in the marine sciences.
Keeping Up With the Flyers: Wildlife Tracking Breakthroughs
A fast-growing network of towers is making it way easier and cheaper for researchers to spy on animals worldwide.
Can Artificial Intelligence Identify Species from Sound Alone? A North Bay Group is Trying
It is now a given that the health of an ecosystem can be measured by the abundance and diversity of the native organisms able to survive and thrive there – i.e., its level of biodiversity. The concept has now even … Read more
Tesla Park: Saved at Last
After 20 years, the state decides not to allow the expansion of an off-road vehicle park in the East Bay hills.
Two Projects for the Eel River Gain Momentum
The Eel River in northwestern California—along with its numerous forks and tributaries—forms the third largest watershed entirely within the state. The river’s main stem and three main forks flow a combined 398 miles from sources in the coast ranges of … Read more
Reflections from Inverness Ridge on a Strange 2020
It started as a low rumble and proceeded to get louder and louder. Curious, I stepped out onto the deck just as a large white and red twin-engine propeller plane thundered directly overhead, descending to the northeast. Ten seconds later … Read more
Environmental Groups Oppose U.S. Army Corps Plan to Dredge the Bay for Bigger Oil Tankers
Conservation groups say the environmental assessment avoids considering environmental justice or marine life
