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.
What People Talk About When They Talk About Sage Grouse
April 22, 2015 •
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
February 20, 2015 •
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.
Why’s It So Hot If There’s No El Niño?
January 23, 2015 •
It’s hot. And the next El Niño will likely blow away even 2014’s temperature record, locally, statewide, and globally.
Gigantic Schools of Herring in the San Francisco Bay are a Winter Wonder to Behold
January 8, 2015 •
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.
Not Doomed (Yet): A Q&A With Extinction Experts Anthony Barnosky and Elizabeth Hadly
November 24, 2014 •
Two biologists discuss Earth’s alarming extinction rate.
For Nontraditional Conservationists, A New Career Pathway
October 23, 2014 •
The Golden Hour Restoration Institute has announced plans to offer an applied master restoration certificate.
Q&A: Open Space Planner David Hansen on How to Design Good Trails
October 1, 2014 •
David Hansen helped conserve and develop Marin open spaces including Olompali, China Camp, Mount Burdell, Lucas Valley, and Roy’s Redwoods.
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Love a Shark? Save a Wetland
August 12, 2014 •
The resident sharks of the San Francisco Bay rely on healthy tidal wetlands.
On Its 40th Anniversary, the Farallon Wilderness Remains Uniquely Wild
July 8, 2014 •
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
July 3, 2014 •
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 the truth.