Fires are spreading into communities and increasingly affecting large numbers of Californians, sometimes repeatedly.
Why We Need to Treat Wildfire as a Public Health Issue in California
October 29, 2019 •
First Look
Timely news, art, ideas and science from the natural world of Northern California.
Invasion of the Bee Body-Snatchers
October 29, 2019 •
Meet the flies that lay their eggs in a bee’s body.
Deep Sea Exploration Off the Farallones Catches Sea Stars Hunting Moving Prey
October 15, 2019 •
Many people generally think of sea stars as slow, almost immobile animals, living in tidepools or in along the shoreline, feeding slowly on clams and mussels. So here’s something you might not know: sea stars can capture and devour small … Read more
More Opossums for the Internet
October 7, 2019 •
Opossums are having a bit of a moment thanks to the internet. America’s only marsupial – the Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana — is what many consider unlovely. Gray fur and a bare, prehensile tail make it look rather rat-like. Beady … Read more
The Largest Land Sale in California
September 30, 2019 •
An ecological history of a massive ranch for sale in the Bay Area.
A Second Look at the Bird Population Decline Study
September 26, 2019 •
This article was originally published on Undark. Read the original article. When a major new study on North American bird populations appeared in the journal Science last week, it included all the trappings of a typical scientific paper, along with … Read more
In Memoriam: Environmental Scientist and Bay Nature Contributor Lester Rowntree
September 17, 2019 •
On Friday, August 30, Bay Nature lost a good friend and the Bay Area lost a great teacher of environmental science. Professor Lester Rowntree passed away at his home in the Berkeley hills after a prolonged battle with cancer. Rowntree … Read more
Bay Nature and the ‘Defining Story of Our Time’
September 16, 2019 •
Bay Nature has joined “Covering Climate Now,” a global collaboration of more than 250 media outlets this week to boost coverage of climate change. As organizers Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope wrote in the Columbia Journalism Review, this is “the … Read more
Letter from the Editor: How Has Bay Nature Inspired You?
September 16, 2019 •
In August my family and I headed out to Point Reyes National Seashore to see (and hear) tule elk during their rutting season. We drove to Pierce Point Ranch on the peninsula at the northern end of the seashore and … Read more
California Funds Seed-Banking as Hedge Against Climate Change
September 16, 2019 •
California is a world biodiversity hot spot. Full stop. Roughly 32 percent of the nation’s native plants are found in California, and those 6,500 species provide habitat that supports the state’s multitude of wildlife. To protect that biodiversity as the … Read more