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Campsites Opening on Private Lands in the Bay Area
April 29, 2016 •
Hipcamp, a company founded in 2013 to improve the reservation process for public parks nationwide, is now facilitating camping on private land.
Finding Your Park with GGNRA’s Christine Lehnertz
March 1, 2016 •
GGNRA Superintendent Christine Lehnertz looks at the challenges and opportunities unique to the national park in San Francisco’s backyard.
15 Years of Bay Nature: A Talk by Publisher David Loeb
February 25, 2016 •
Publisher David Loeb traces the roots of his attachment to nearby nature — and why he started a magazine about it.
San Francisco Joins the Water Trail
February 1, 2016 •
Islais Creek Park is the first official San Francisco site on the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail.
Finding New Words for Nature
January 14, 2016 •
Northern California naturalist David Lukas’ latest book encourages people to “take back” nature by creating a new lexicon for natural phenomena.
Love Muir Woods? Park Service Asks: Please Stay Away
January 6, 2016 •
A reservation system for the popular redwood grove is coming in 2017. Until then, the Park Service urges residents to stay away.
San Pablo Bay Restoration Means New Kayaking Destinations
January 4, 2016 •
A kayaker explores the newly restored and now-open tidal marsh at Cullinan Ranch in the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
Follow a Trail Through the Ancient Oaks on Russian Ridge in the Santa Cruz Mountains
November 9, 2015 •
Perched atop the windward western side of the Santa Cruz Mountains, Russian Ridge offers spellbinding views and a grove of monumental, centuries-old oaks.
2016 Bay Nature Hero Award Winner
October 20, 2015 •
Publishing icon and Bay Nature co-founder Malcolm Margolin will receive a special award for his invaluable contributions to Bay Nature and the cultural life of the Bay Area.