What’s your plan for this year’s City Nature Challenge, April 28-May 1? Here’s what it’s all about, plus a map of Bay Area bioblitzes you can join.
Kids & Nature
The San Francisco Bay Area has an extensive array of programming to support little people with big curiosities.
Soon-to-Open Tunnel Tops Park Supports a More Inclusive Future
July 14, 2022 •
This weekend, on Sunday, July 17, the new 14-acre Tunnel Tops park opens to the public in San Francisco’s Presidio, a former military base turned urban national park that hosts around 10 million visitors a year
School Districts Attempt to Revive Outdoor Education Programs Slashed During the Pandemic
July 16, 2020 •
This story was first published by EdSource, an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to providing analysis on key education issues facing the state and nation. Read the original story here. Many outdoor education programs in California have shut down in the … Read more
The World’s Most Powerful Classroom. No Tech Support Required.
April 30, 2020 •
The focus on nature right now might seem counterintuitive. On the contrary, being outside is recognized as an essential activity.
The Adventure Crew Helps Make Regional Parks Accessible
March 24, 2020 •
On a crisp, bright Saturday morning in December, Andrew Fonseca, age 12, has joined a group of middle schoolers at the front gates of the Regional Parks Botanic Garden, in Tilden Park above Berkeley. His first reaction to the garden: … Read more
An Update to the App to Identify (Almost) Anything (Almost) Anywhere
June 24, 2019 •
If you ever wander around wanting to know the names of plants and animals around you, Seek, a newly rebuilt app from the iNaturalist team at the California Academy of Sciences, now offers instant identifications through the camera view on … Read more
Global Warming is “Just One of the Facts of Children’s Lives,” A Q&A with Ivy + Bean Author Annie Barrows
June 21, 2019 •
Children’s author Annie Barrows talks with Bay Nature about her second grade heroines tackling climate change for the science fair.
School’s Out(side)
December 28, 2018 •
Can California teach an understanding of the natural world to every K-12 schoolkid in the state?
New Academy of Sciences Exhibit Explores Coastal California’s Giants of Land and Sea
June 27, 2018 •
A new Academy exhibit showcases iconic giants of the region while celebrating the details that make California unique.
Flower Piano: Music in Harmony with Nature
June 26, 2018 •
What began as an impromptu piano-playing performance on the coast of Half Moon Bay has blossomed into an annual, interactive celebration of music in nature.