Paddling A Resurrected Wetland
A formerly barren landscape transforms into thriving habitat at Pacheco Marsh in Martinez.
Paddling
Take These Trails to Circle the Bay, On Foot or Afloat
The San Francisco Bay is the sloshing heart of the Bay Area, and we are lucky to have two terrestrial trails to circumambulate it, and dozens of nonmotorized boat launches...
Bay Nature’s 2025 Summer Guide!
For this summer, we've pulled together a few of our favorites—reads, guides, coastal trails and summer volunteering opportunities.
Just in Time for Algae Season, A New Satellite Map Offers Glimpses of Bay Blooms
No one agency is tasked with protecting us from marine algal blooms. So here’s a map worth checking before you go out on the waters of San Francisco Bay.
Largest Tidal Restoration Project in California Will Make Way for Wildlife & Mitigate Floods
Two landscapes stand divided by the hundred-year-old Yolo Bypass West Levee in Solano County. To the south of the levee’s U shape, canals tangle toward the sprawling Sacramento–San Joaquin River...
Explore the Bay Water Trail
The San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail is the public resource that will get you out on the Bay.
San Francisco Opens a New Campground at Sunrise Point
Residents and advocates turn to the challenge of keeping it welcome.
Birding By Kayak at Big Break Regional Shoreline in the East Bay
Big Break, near the confluence of the San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers, is a hotspot for birds. A great way to see them is by kayak.
Summer Algal Bloom and Aquatic Grass Growth Forces Boats Off the Water in Berkeley’s Aquatic Park
A yellow-brown blanket covers the Berkeley Aquatic Park lagoon.
San Francisco Joins the Water Trail
Islais Creek Park is the first official San Francisco site on the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail.
