Mapping All the Trees in California
Astonishingly detailed new LiDAR maps are meant to help us prepare for wildfires.
Category: From the Magazine
Ohlone Fire Returns to the East Bay Hills
The founders of Cafe Ohlone are reviving Indigenous stewardship on ancestral lands.
Wildlife Gardens in the Fire Zone
Planting habitat gardens is more important than ever in the megafire era.
A New Map to A Familiar Trail
The trail wasn’t asking either of us to win the encounter. It was asking us to notice one another.
Pitch In Around the Bay This Fall
Reporting whale sightings and supporting native oyster reefs are among the ways you can give back this season.
The Subtle Sounds of Summer
After springtime’s racket, the warmer months come with a quieter soundtrack.
Climbing the Bay Area’s Geologic Past
Millions of years of slowly moving tectonic plates created a playground for rock climbers.
The Camphor Tree
A big life, lived well, spreading wide, can mean so much.
The Many Faces of iNaturalist
Once a Berkeley student project, iNaturalist is a social network—and a scientific database. Now, the public departure of its cofounder highlights the challenge of balancing the two.
Ode to Summer Fog
It is the big gray gift from the ocean. Why does it appear?
