Editor’s Letter: 25 Years of Cover Stories
With the arrival of January, Bay Nature begins its 25th year of publication.
Author Archives: Victoria Schlesinger
Victoria Schlesinger is the editor in chief of Bay Nature.
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 lessen the risk of wildfire and clear overgrowth, park agencies … Read more
Winter 2024 Editor’s Letter: Nature’s Superpower
"One of nature's great powers is to provide the metaphors we seek, and in this issue of Bay Nature, I see healing everywhere," writes editor-in-chief Victoria Schlesinger.
An Interview with Amy Tan: Wild Birds and Backyard Journals
Bestselling author Amy Tan has filled journals with anecdotes, observations, and drawings of backyard birds.
Fall 2023 Editor’s Letter: Wildlife Paradox
"Can we communicate, pay attention, and learn about the needs of wildlife well enough to love it and allow it to thrive?" asks editor-in-chief Victoria Schlesinger
It’s (Metaphorical) Superbloom Season: Summer 2023 Editor’s Letter
"I’ve been reporting on the environment for nearly 30 years, and this is the moment," Victoria Schlesinger writes, "that environmental thinkers have been fighting for since the early 1990s, when the world began to grasp the threat of climate change."
Historic Money for Bay Area Nature Has Started to Flow. The Challenge? Spending it.
Meet BIL and IRA—two federal bills with forgettable names that belie their enormous potential impact on the environment.
Introducing Wild Billions
We're examining a potentially transformational amount of money flowing to Bay Area nature from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
