Rodents can weaken critical river levees. Instead of poisoning them, leading to ripple effects up the food chain, levee managers on the Pajaro River are encouraging raptors to patrol the area.
Timely news, art, ideas and science from the natural world of Northern California.
Thanksgiving Week Outdoor Trips for the Bay Area
Learn about Bay Area parks to visit this Thanksgiving.
Candlestick Point Safe Parking Site Tests Using Public Park Land to Address Housing Insecurity
The Bayview-Hunters Point community, city, and state move forward on a first-of-its-kind use of a state park to house the unhoused.
Beavers Can Help California’s Environment, But State Policy Doesn’t Help Them
Scientific opinion of beavers has changed over the years, but when it comes to conflict, there’s still not many options.
Learning to Love Dandelions
It’s the epitome of the unwanted weed — but there are reasons to choose to want dandelions.
Campanile Peregrine Grinnell Suffers an Injury, and Falcon Fans Around the World Watch to See What Happens Next
Peregrine falcons are relatable, personable and cute, yet their lives are surprising and sometimes tragic.
Sixty-Four Artists Took Pieces of a Fallen Valley Oak and Turned it Into This Exhibition
“If a Tree Falls: Art of the Boundary Oak” opens Saturday, October 30 at the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek.
Does Protecting Land Work to Protect Wildlife?
Most conservation plans assume that protecting land works to help biodiversity. Point Blue scientists decided to check and see.
My Mediterranean Arachnid Houseguest: Getting to Know Zoropsis Spinimana
Zoropsis spinimana is a harmless — but quite large! — house spider that’s recently moved to the Bay Area.
Uncomfortable Questions and Bay Nature’s New Fall 2021 Issue
Is it success if local policies triumph at the expense of environments elsewhere?