Fall 2026 Almanac: Phase Change
Life in fall shifts, as wildlife moves and rains arrive.
Category: From the Magazine
Editor’s Letter: Adapting to Fire
Fire has upended worlds and seeped into our collective peripheral vision.
Talking El Niño with Daniel Swain
"This will profoundly affect California."
Poison Oak’s Interlude
Time passed, and the itch went, and then the rash, and then the scars. But the memory persists.
The Surprising Biodiversity in Golden Gate Park
The city park is home to an old-growth forest, plus abundant birds and a growing number of native plants.
California Condors Return to the East Bay
As the population recovers, they've been making test flights northward. Here's where to (possibly) see them.
Should California’s Rewilding Include Grizzly Bears?
Although the Legislature just shot down a bill to assess the possibility of reintroduction, the idea and debate persist. And everyone's got an opinion.
Life in a Burn Scar
Five years after the Dixie Fire, a writer takes stock of her community and the forest around it.
Fire Walk with Me
A defensible space inspector is always looking for fire trails.
