The San Francisco Bay Area is bejeweled with hundreds of parks and open space preserves as well as a rich set of laws and policies meant to ensure the survival of vulnerable species and ecosystems. Real people made this happen through a dedicated call to stewardship.
"Xayviish has far more personality than any grocery-store mushroom," writes Sara Calvosa Olson, a Karuk tribal member. "It’s a meaty but delicate time machine, whisking your spirit back to your gathering place."
What’s a nature-based solution? An explainer.
As we round the corner to the holidays, nature and communities in the Bay Area welcome you to join in on the activities of fall.
A Sausalito school gets $3 million to repair a riparian corridor, and help students reconnect with nature.
A Sausalito school gets $3 million to repair a riparian corridor, and help students reconnect with nature.
Can scientists defeat vast armies of sea urchins and re-kelp California's North Coast? A Wild Billions story.
Get involved with beach cleanups, trail-building, sea mammals in need, farming, or trail-cam research.
Meet BIL and IRA—two federal bills with forgettable names that belie their enormous potential impact on the environment.
We're examining a potentially transformational amount of money flowing to Bay Area nature from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Bits of DNA linger on the forest floor, in the ocean, and even in the air—and these strands have stories to tell, back at the lab. Here's how environmental DNA (aka 'eDNA') is starting to transform how ecologists work in the Bay Area and beyond.
Independent, nonprofit environmental journalism connecting people with nature in the San Francisco Bay Area.
