You don’t have to go far. But it helps to spend all your spare time in the woods. That’s what Vishal Subramanyan, 20, does.
Wildlife Watching
Stories about how to watch wildlife in Northern California.
When the Air Is an Orchestra: Visually Impaired Birders On Paying Attention
November 10, 2022 •
“I think people think that because blind people can’t see, we don’t know birds. But they’re the nearest part of nature,” says poet Susan Glass.
Largest Tidal Restoration Project in California Will Make Way for Wildlife & Mitigate Floods
August 16, 2022 •
Two landscapes stand divided by the hundred-year-old Yolo Bypass West Levee in Solano County. To the south of the levee’s U shape, canals tangle toward the sprawling Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, which teems with wildlife. North of the levee, former … Read more
How Your Beach Photos Are Helping CA Scientists: Snapshot Cal Coast 2022
August 11, 2022 •
This year’s Snapshot Cal Coast featured 4,083 people logging 46,683 observations of almost 4,000 species into the iNaturalist app from June 13 to July 4.
The Story of the Butterflies
July 4, 2022 •
At almost every stage of life, the butterflies are threatened by climate change, habitat degradation, and increased use of neonicotinoid pesticides. At the same time, monarchs flourished in habitats that people made particularly habitable.
Life Beneath the Bay Surface
June 27, 2022 •
San Francisco Bay ropes, docks and pilings provide a home for abundant, colorful marine life.
Bay Nature Summer 2022 Editor’s Letter: Summer Reading
June 22, 2022 •
An introduction to Bay Nature magazine’s summer 2022 print issue.
Home Away From Home: Meeting the Red-Whiskered Bulbul in San Francisco
June 15, 2022 •
What place does a bird away from home hold in San Francisco?
How Many Birds Can Be Found in the Bay Area in One Day?
June 15, 2022 •
Behind the scenes of a frenetic, 13-hour birding challenge.
They Live in Your Garden, Have Flexible Head Arrangements, and May or May Not Cause Problems. Meet the Land Planarians, About Which We Know Very Little.
May 24, 2022 •
“The time is ripe for biologists to unravel the diversity, ecology, and natural history of land flatworms,” one scientist writes