Jumping spiders have the best vision of any invertebrates, and live in habitats from beaches to mountains.
Author Archives: Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright
Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright was Bay Nature’s first editorial fellow, from 2022–2023, after graduating from the UC Santa Cruz Science Communication master’s program. She loves to cover living fossils (like sturgeon!), people working toward environmental solutions, and the tiny but mighty microbes that control the world. GuananiGomezVanCortright.com
Summer Issue 2025
Take These Trails to Circle the Bay, On Foot or Afloat
The San Francisco Bay is the sloshing heart of the Bay Area, and we are lucky to have two terrestrial trails to circumambulate it, and dozens of nonmotorized boat launches to paddle its blue-green waters.
Winter Issue 2025
A Place to See Geological Fault Lines in the Bay Area
Featuring unique geology, blue oak woodlands, and native wildflowers, Solano County’s new Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi aims to be an open space for all.
Fall Issue 2024
AIs Are Beginning to Illuminate the Deep Sea
Scientists are racing to understand deep sea ecosystems before human activity transforms them forever.
The Ocean
Raising Hungry Sea Star Babies Is No Cinch
Scientists want to reintroduce these many-armed roombas as a great help for kelp.
Summer Issue 2024
A New Park in San Francisco’s Mission Bay Neighborhood
China Basin Park in Mission Bay is open, as of April 2024.
Biodiversity
College Student Discovers 11 New Species of Predatory Worms in Bodega Bay
How little we know about the biodiversity of marine invertebrates.
The Bay
California May List Ancient, Iconic White Sturgeon as Threatened
They’ve survived 200 million years without changing. Now, “changes to the Bay-Delta system and changes to our climate are happening too quickly for them,” says a UC Davis scientist.
Spring Issue 2024
A Lush Gem Nestled on Napa Valley’s Slopes
Napa County’s Archer Taylor Preserve offers redwood hikes, cascades, understory wildflowers, and a culture of stewardship.
