Could Avocados Be A Transformational Fruit for the Bay Region?
It may be avocado season in the Bay.
Botany
Where to See Vernal Pools This Spring
After the winter rains, these temporary pools often transform into rings of wildflowers.
Winter 2025 Almanac: Salamanders and Sperm Whales
Life during winter is full of conversation.
The Adder’s-Tongue—Our Fetid Friend in the Shadows
Deep in the shadows of redwood understory, when winter rains still drip on the mosses and ferns, an unusual flower heralds the beginning of the blooms—a sort of “flower new...
A Lifeline for Three Endangered Wildflowers
The Inflation Reduction Act is helping scientists imagine hopeful futures for endangered North Bay wildflower species that were listed decades ago.
Elder Statesberry
"We don't have a California state shrub yet, but the blue elderberry ought to be a top contender," writes Alison S. Pollack. "It's an overachiever."
The Tussle Between A Beetle and its Shrub
Look closely on a spring day, and you will find an emerald gleam on ubiquitous coyote brush.
Stitching Nature Together
The project, says artist Liz Harvey, “draws on the past to navigate toward an uncertain but yet hopeful future.”
Sex and Poison May Explain California Death Cap Invasion
Local mycologists suspect death caps—huge and abundant in the Bay Area—may be competing with chanterelles underground.
