Winter 2026 Stewardship Opportunities: Out and About
From escorting newts to counting waterbirds, there are plenty of ways to help local nature this winter.
Category: From the Magazine
Otherworldly Light
Winter is the ideal season to see UV fluorescent organisms in the Bay Area.
Winter 2026 Almanac: Sea Stars and Scoters
Life during winter can have ups and downs over the years.
Being a Salamander
In a tiny hollow beneath a log, reflected in my headlamp’s glow, were two gold-flecked black eyes and a dull pinkish snout.
Roaming in Nature
It’s not just that the ding of the text message is reaching me farther into the wilderness, it’s the way my whole view of nature feels like it’s now shaped by the digital age.
Underneath California Forever
Tech billionaires are fighting for their proposed 400,000-person city in Solano County. At least 21 imperiled species depend on the ecosystems where the new city could be built.
25 Years of Change
A quarter century of hard work has restored nature to the San Francisco Bay Area in places where it was once unimaginable.
Editor’s Letter: Ecosystem Engineers
Building a magazine is a lot like coaxing a garden or parcel of land into becoming a rich ecosystem.
Swimming in the Bay: Winter Clean
Even in winter, Bay water is mostly safe to swim in. It smells good. It tastes fine.
California’s Blackbird
The tricolored blackbird traverses the Golden State with cat calls and friends.
