Most coyotes won’t stay within the Presidio’s relatively safe confines.
First Look
Timely news, art, ideas and science from the natural world of Northern California.
Letter from the Bay Nature Editors: Another Kind of Ecosystem
March 25, 2019 •
There’s a Bay Area ecosystem that’s never been mentioned in the pages of Bay Nature. It is small and easy to overlook, and after several decades of a changing climate, it now exists only in isolated pockets in the Bay … Read more
San Francisco Opens a New Campground at Sunrise Point
March 20, 2019 •
Residents and advocates turn to the challenge of keeping it welcome.
In the Shadow of the Xerces Blue
March 14, 2019 •
San Francisco tries to change the conditions that once made it famous for butterfly extinction
Caught on Camera: The State Bird, Surprised
March 7, 2019 •
Quails can be found in a wide variety of habitats throughout California and the Bay Area, from scrublands to oak forests. They even sometimes wander into suburbs.
How to Become a Curious Pilgrim in Nature
February 28, 2019 •
Walking attentively in a natural landscape appears to be trending now as a form of pilgrimage, folded into the inquiry called spiritual ecology. I’ve become quite curious about the particulars of this practice, so I’ve set out to learn about … Read more
Ospreys’ Recovery From Pollution and Shooting is a Global Conservation Success Story
February 26, 2019 •
Ospreys have made a spectacular recovery from chemical pollution, guns and traps, thanks to many dedicated conservationists and an amazing ability to thrive in close quarters with humans.
Tidepool Creatures Bend the Sex Rules We Take for Granted
February 13, 2019 •
Learn about the small snail Crepidula fornicata, the anemone whose babies crawl out its mouth, and gymnastic barnacle sex.
Sex and the Single Butterfly
February 12, 2019 •
What most of us call “butterflies” are in fact just the fleeting last life stage of a creature with only one remaining purpose.
An Ecopoetry Collection that “Articulates Reality” for California Nature-Lovers
February 12, 2019 •
There’s deep joy in articulating reality, the poems in this new collection make clear—the simple reward of seeing the world as it is.