An illustrated guide to nature to look for in spring 2022.
Species to Look for in Spring 2022
March 27, 2022 •
Wildlife Watching
Stories about how to watch wildlife in Northern California.
Volunteers Save Thousands of Newts from Becoming Roadkill
January 26, 2022 •
Tens of thousands of newts try to cross Chileno Valley Road every year in the breeding season. Volunteers try to help them make it alive.
Catching Up to Curlews
January 18, 2022 •
Where our winter shorebirds spend their summers
Explore Cowell Ranch, a Quiet Beach with Fossils
January 13, 2022 •
Cowell Ranch Beach near Half Moon Bay is an ideal stop for people interested in geology, marine mammals, and birds.
Annotated Nature: A Tidepool
January 7, 2022 •
Better understand a West Coast tidepool
Campanile Peregrine Grinnell Suffers an Injury, and Falcon Fans Around the World Watch to See What Happens Next
November 4, 2021 •
Peregrine falcons are relatable, personable and cute, yet their lives are surprising and sometimes tragic.
It Looks Like Halloween
October 28, 2021 •
Seven Bay Area creatures with Halloween appeal.
Solving Problems With Eelgrass and Oysters
October 14, 2021 •
Giant Marsh’s $3 million restoration and enhancement is the first large-scale endeavor of the Coastal Conservancy’s San Francisco Bay Living Shorelines Project.
My Mediterranean Arachnid Houseguest: Getting to Know Zoropsis Spinimana
October 5, 2021 •
Zoropsis spinimana is a harmless — but quite large! — house spider that’s recently moved to the Bay Area.
Look For These Bay Area Species in Fall 2021
October 4, 2021 •
This fall is one to look for change. During what will hopefully be the last dry months of the driest two-year stretch in recorded California history, how are species responding? What do you see and not see? How does it compare to the past?