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Words by Bay Nature staff; illustrations by Jane Kim. This year’s spotlight: The night sky. (Illustration by Jane Kim) Night sky: Zodiacal light Find a location free of artificial light, like the Point Reyes National Seashore, with a clear view … Read more
Nick Collins is the leader of 510 Hikers, a weekly hiking group with a mission to diversify the outdoors.
More than 100 different species of birds—from American bitterns to marsh wrens—have visited the native salt grass and sprawling, stubby pickleweed in the newly constructed seasonal wetland.
The quarter-inch-long, brilliantly colored Delta green ground beetle is “still a bit of a mystery,” even to experts.
“When I took a closer look through my lens, I saw the mound had fur and a pinkish nose,” writes wildlife photographer Vishal Subramanyan.
Bestselling author Amy Tan has filled journals with anecdotes, observations, and drawings of backyard birds.
After votes from California mushroom enthusiasts, the bling under the live oaks emerged as the winner.
The trail passes in and out of shadowed forests, and leads to a peak overlooking Santa Rosa, the Coast Range, and the Mayacamas mountains.
They’re secret repositories of history, and places to contest exclusion, forgetting, and destruction.
You may be surprised to learn that a telescope is not a requisite piece of gear for astrophotography. A DSLR camera and lens can be a great foundation.
