Fall 2026 Almanac: Phase Change Â
Life in fall shifts, as wildlife moves and rains arrive.
Author Archives: Victoria Schlesinger
Victoria Schlesinger is the editor in chief of Bay Nature.
Editor’s Letter: Adapting to Fire
Fire has upended worlds and seeped into our collective peripheral vision.
Editor’s Letter: Acre by Acre
Consider any single acre of land in the Bay Area today and all the lives it may have lived.Â
Summer 2026 Almanac: Fruiting Bodies
Life during summer … bears fruit.
Spring 2026 Almanac: Sounds of the Season
Life in spring ... sings.
Editor’s Letter: Adventure Crew
With a little luck we have all found the people who are regularly game to join, or plan, our outdoor adventures.
Winter 2026 Almanac: Sea Stars and Scoters
Life during winter can have ups and downs over the years.
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 complications with Parkinson’s disease, according to Berkeleyside. Malcolm and David … Read more
