What People Talk About When They Talk About Sage Grouse
How the greater sage grouse, a chicken-like resident of the sagebrush prairie, became what some call the most important conservation story in a generation.
Author Archives: Eric Simons
Eric Simons is a former digital editor at Bay Nature. He is author of The Secret Lives of Sports Fans and Darwin Slept Here, and is coauthor, with Tessa Hill, of At Every Depth: Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans.
Gray Fox Spotted in Presidio for First Time In More Than a Decade
A Presidio Trust biological science tech spotted a gray fox near the Batteries to Bluffs trail on Wednesday, the first recorded in the Presidio since 2004.
Ask the Naturalist: Do Pelicans Carry their Babies in their Pouches?
A first-grade teacher asks: Do pelicans ever carry their young in their pouches? We asked International Bird Rescue for the answer.
Gigantic Schools of Herring in the San Francisco Bay are a Winter Wonder to Behold
The pulses in this silver fish wave, reaching up to a mile long by a mile wide, represent perhaps the largest aggregations of animals you’ll ever find in Northern California.
For Nontraditional Conservationists, A New Career Pathway
The Golden Hour Restoration Institute has announced plans to offer an applied master restoration certificate.
On Its 40th Anniversary, the Farallon Wilderness Remains Uniquely Wild
Each wilderness area has its own unique essence, and the Farallon Islands' might just be how utterly, unbelievably wild it is.
The Clapper Rail Calls at Dawn
A Bay Nature special feature about weird birds, hardy biologists, and the difficult methods we employ to move past what our eyes and ears tell us and see something like...
Video of Snakes Caught in the Act in Petaluma
A few months ago a Point Blue Conservation Science staff member spotted two happy king snakes engaged in an act of passion at the edge of Shollenberger Marsh. Here's the...
Nature Below Dolores Park, One Way or Another
A Dolores Park construction hole filled with water. Was this the clue to an unresolved mystery, and a window into a piece of San Francisco history?
First Person: Environmental Education Award Winner Liam O’Brien
The architect of urban butterfly habitat projects like Tigers on Market Street and the Green Hairstreak Corridor, and the restoration of Mission blues on Twin Peaks, Liam O’Brien is a...
