The Man Who Records the Nature Sounds We Meditate To
A soundscape recordist is an escape artist.
Author Archives: Tanvi Dutta Gupta
Tanvi is a senior reporting fellow with Bay Nature. Her writing and reporting has appeared across High Country News, Science Magazine, and Atlas Obscura, in addition to underground murals and her mother's Facebook page. She grew up across Singapore, Hong Kong, London, and India before moving to California, where she studied ecology at Stanford University. She is a big fan of long runs and food.
How (and When) Can You Get Your Hands On California’s Climate Bond?
After L.A. wildfires and Trump cuts, Prop 4’s $10 billion for climate adaptation will be even more important—and competitive. Here’s what you need to know.
This Trump Change Could ‘Eviscerate’ the U.S. Endangered Species Act
A plan to redefine ‘harm’ could remove federal habitat protections from almost 100 Bay Area listed species. The proposal is now open for public comment until May 17.
Trump Is Destroying Historic Environmental Regulation—And Marin Audubon’s Name Got (Arbitrarily) Caught Up In It
A federal judge turned a routine lawsuit to protect birds at Point Reyes into his platform for attacking the National Environmental Policy Act’s foundational guidelines.
Local Heroes 2025: Avroh Shah, Young Leader
Avroh Shah is fighting for the nature he loves.
Local Heroes 2025: Annie Burke, Conservation Action
Annie Burke is connecting conservation work across the Bay.
A New Story for Sperm Whales
Nearly 175 years after Moby-Dick, pioneering research from Monterey Canyon and beyond is transforming how we understand the life of an enigmatic ocean legend.
With Trump’s War on DEI, Local Environmental Organizations Rethink Diversity Commitments
Some organizations are doubling down on DEI. Others are taking down words that could get them in trouble.
How Trump’s Attack on Environmental Programs Is Already Affecting Local Conservation Work
Grant funding from BIL and IRA, Biden’s signature climate laws, has been frozen. “We’re in a biodiversity meltdown,” says butterfly scientist Stu Weiss. “We don’t have time for these kinds...
Paddling the Cosumnes River Preserve, a Lush Refuge in the Central Valley
Restoration dollars from the IRA mark the latest chapter in stewardship across the Cosumnes River watershed, where sandhill cranes flock.
