What It Takes to Become a Beaver Coexistence Professional
Here’s one job that AI probably won’t steal.
Conservation
The Podcast Studio Is Gently Floating in the Harbor
In the aftermath of a psychedelic mushroom trip, Baykeeper founder Michael Herz and Kate Josephs decided to upend their lives, move aboard a boat in the East Bay, and start producing a podcast on the history of the San Francisco Bay.
Saving the Whales Just Got a Little Easier
Thermal cameras just installed in May have been picking up whale spouts nearly every day.
What I Learned by Fishing Without Rod, Reel, or Hook
A photographer’s 4,000-mile journey to find California’s native trout.
Climbing the Bay Area’s Geologic Past
Millions of years of slowly moving tectonic plates created a playground for rock climbers.
The Camphor Tree
A big life, lived well, spreading wide, can mean so much.
The Many Faces of iNaturalist
Once a Berkeley student project, iNaturalist is a social network—and a scientific database. Now, the public departure of its cofounder highlights the challenge of balancing the two.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Gopher Tricks
Many predators have an eye out for Botta's pocket gophers.
How the Landscape Does Its Quiet Work
Landscapes are not just scenery. They are places where people learn skills, traditions, and a kind of hospitality that can last across generations.
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.
