Bay Nature Staff Picks of 2024
Butterflies fed with Q-tips, Hollywood moments on the trail, bird battles, beetles, and the Bay Naturiest story of 2024. (It was a competitive field.)
Exploration
Condor Chauffeur
When you’re cruising below the clouds at 3,000 feet, the Bay Area is just far away enough to still look familiar. And a small aircraft allows you to keep the...
Hike, Forage, Read: Nature Ideas for Thanksgiving Week
Some ways to commune with nature this Thanksgiving week, whether outside or from a comfy chair.
The Coyotes Arrived. Now, They’re Changing Angel Island.
Deer and raccoons that once fearlessly roamed the island have become prey.
A Beautiful Line
Endria Richardson, once a climber, recalls communing with the sandstone cliffs of Salt Point State Park.
A Hazardous Waste Site Becomes ‘San Francisco’s Next Great Park’
After almost 150 years, a piece of San Francisco’s last remaining natural shoreline in Bayview-Hunters Point is now accessible to the public. First, it had to be cleaned up.
Fall 2024 Almanac: The Ocean
Ocean life has its seasons, just like land. In fall, furious upwelling relaxes; warmer water pushes toward shore. A tranquil pause before winter’s storms.
A New Park in San Francisco’s Mission Bay Neighborhood
China Basin Park in Mission Bay is open, as of April 2024.
