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 to paddle its blue-green waters.
New kinds of access to nature are emerging for people with disabilities.
Here's our mini-guide to 25 Bay Area trails in some of our favorite places, along with 25 stories from the Bay Nature archives.
For nature lovers seeking a challenge, finding a rare snake is deeply rewarding. "Snake hunting is the new birdwatching," says one expert.
“You don’t have to go somewhere really far away,” says Li, “to see interesting plants.”
This special Explore issue of the magazine is a trove of ideas and information for getting out and recharging your biophilia.
A soundscape recordist is an escape artist.
At first it was labeled a wind energy resource area. Then all the wind companies walked away.
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.
Independent, nonprofit environmental journalism connecting people with nature in the San Francisco Bay Area.
