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...
Exploration
Hither and Slither: How to Find Bay Area Snakes
For nature lovers seeking a challenge, finding a rare snake is deeply rewarding. "Snake hunting is the new birdwatching," says one expert.
Finding (and Redefining) What’s Edible, With Cindy Li
“You don’t have to go somewhere really far away,” says Li, “to see interesting plants.”
Editor’s Letter: The Explore Issue
This special Explore issue of the magazine is a trove of ideas and information for getting out and recharging your biophilia.
The Man Who Records the Nature Sounds We Meditate To
A soundscape recordist is an escape artist.
Behold the Flamboyant Mating Rituals of Grebes
Western and Clark’s grebes strike rakish figures on Bay Area waters. But for all the attention they command, the secrets of their lives are well-guarded.
How Molok Luyuk Got Its National Monument Designation (and Not Windmills)
At first it was labeled a wind energy resource area. Then all the wind companies walked away.
mur taraaxtak—Ohlone Skies
‘elle-mak kamiš kiiy hossi makkin hinšuuš ‘oššekma riinihmu - Let us tell you how we Ohlones view the stars above us.
Even Ground Squirrels Got In On the Vole Feast Last Summer
For the first time, scientists documented concerted carnivory by California ground squirrels. But why were there so many voles?
