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.

Letter from the Publisher

January 1, 2010 •  by

Celebrating, and studying, the cycles of life in the Bay Area is part of our work here at Bay Nature. It’s also a great way to notice changes in local ecosystems. Explaining those changes is not so easy…

Letter from the Publisher

July 1, 2009 •  by

If you’ve ever hiked Sweeney Ridge, or biked the Marin Headlands, or birdwatched at Fort Funston, or been seduced by wildflowers at Mori Point, Brian O’Neill has touched your life. And he will continue to touch it, even though the … Read more

Letter from the Publisher

April 1, 2009 •  by

Good news: It finally started raining again! Many of us held our collective breath through bone-dry January, all the while enjoying the guilty pleasure of midwinter outings in sunshine and shirtsleeves. I had a sneaking suspicion that the weeks without … Read more

Footloose and Car-Free in the Bay Area

April 1, 2009 •  by

Make getting there part of the adventure with our update of the region’s transit-accessible trails. From backpacking on Mount Diablo to strolling the Bay shore in Mountain View, there are many ways to get outdoors without adding to your carbon footprint.

Letter from the Publisher

January 1, 2009 •  by

Our planet is a dynamic place, always changing. That’s a given. Some 100 million years ago, most of the rocks under the Bay Area were beneath the ocean somewhere near the equator. And 12,000 years ago, during the last ice … Read more

Letter from the Publisher

October 1, 2008 •  by

Springtime certainly has its charms–the hills turn green, wildflowers emerge, the days get longer. And summer is the traditional time to get outside. But fall is the season I look forward to most. True, the days are shorter, and the … Read more

Letter from the Publisher

July 1, 2008 •  by

No one can accuse me of being an early adopter—the kind of person who rushes to embrace new technologies. I didn’t get my first computer until 1991, I don’t have an iPod, and social networking still means meeting colleagues face-to-face. … Read more

Letter from the Publisher

April 1, 2008 •  by

I had lived in the Bay Area for 22 years before I got around to visiting Henry W. Coe State Park, southeast of San Jose. Eventually my curiosity about that very large block of green on the map (it’s the … Read more

Letter from the Publisher

January 1, 2008 •  by

On the Sunday following the November 7 container ship accident that dumped 58,000 gallons of bunker oil into San Francisco Bay, I biked down to the Berkeley Marina to see if there was anything I could do to help out. … Read more