The Camphor Tree
A big life, lived well, spreading wide, can mean so much.
Conservation
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.
Price-Tagging Nature
Inside mitigation banking, a multibillion-dollar industry where restoring and preserving rare habitat and species makes big money.
Summer 2026 Almanac: Fruiting Bodies
Life during summer … bears fruit.
How Would California Forever’s Proposed Solano Shipyard Affect the Environment? Details Are Scant.
The idea is to build newfangled autonomous vessels. Possibly over 1,000 feet long. Possibly as soon as 2028.
Newsom Wants Prop 4 Funds for Golden Gate Fields. Some Local Conservationists Have Other Priorities.
“This timeline is moving quicker than anyone imagined,” says an East Bay parks rep.
Could Avocados Be A Transformational Fruit for the Bay Region?
It may be avocado season in the Bay.
