Winter 2026 Almanac: Sea Stars and Scoters
Life during winter can have ups and downs over the years.
Author Archives: Victoria Schlesinger
Victoria Schlesinger is the editor in chief of Bay Nature.
Editor’s Letter: Ecosystem Engineers
Building a magazine is a lot like coaxing a garden or parcel of land into becoming a rich ecosystem.
Editor’s Letter: Notes From Bay Nature’s Long-Haulers
Notes from the special subspecies of readers who have been with us all 25 years of publishing—all 100 issues.
Remembering Malcolm Margolin
It is with great sadness we share news of the passing of Malcolm Margolin, writer, editor, book publisher, and co-founder of Bay Nature magazine. Malcolm died Wednesday, August 20, from...
Editor’s Letter: The Explore Issue
This special Explore issue of the magazine is a trove of ideas and information for getting out and recharging your biophilia.
Editor’s Letter: 25 Years of Cover Stories
With the arrival of January, Bay Nature begins its 25th year of publication.
Omar Gallardo: 1975–2024
Gallardo led the transformation of a Santa Rosa garden into a thriving community space for green things and gatherings.
Summer 2024 Editor’s Letter: The Costs of Conservation
"A community that champions and identifies itself with the environment deserves a full picture of how conservation and homelessness can clash," writes editor-in-chief Victoria Schlesinger.
Local Heroes 2024: Naji Lockett, Young Leader
Fallen oak branches, tangles of dense undergrowth, heaps of eucalyptus bark, and packed stands of fir trees cover thousands of acres of public land in the East Bay. Scrambling to...
