Roaming in Nature
It’s not just that the ding of the text message is reaching me farther into the wilderness, it’s the way my whole view of nature feels like it’s now shaped by the digital age.
Exploration
Monte Rio Grows, Connecting Sonoma’s Redwood Corridor
With the addition of 1,500 acres, the regional park gains miles of new trails.
Paddling a Resurrected Wetland
A formerly barren landscape transforms into thriving habitat at Pacheco Marsh in Martinez.
Otherworldly Light
Winter is the ideal season to see UV fluorescent organisms in the Bay Area.
From Tidepools to Tracking, Our Favorite Events of 2025
As the events program expanded this year, we got out all over the Bay Area, bringing Bay Nature stories to life.
That Time We Reared Spider Babies, and Other Memorable Stories of 2025
Stories that delighted us, enraged us, got us outside, got us thinking.
Why Is That Woodpecker White?
For years, the author has gathered photographs of local leucistic birds: white (or whitish) woodpeckers, hummingbirds, sparrows, turkeys, bald eagles, and more.
New California Law Aims to Encourage Private Campgrounds
The camping shortage is brutal, and the latest federal lands chaos doesn’t help. Streamlined permitting could help more Californians go camping—and rural landowners to care for their properties.
In These Gardens, New Home Lands Grow
On the blended ecologies that first-generation immigrants tend.
