That Time We Reared Spider Babies, and Other Memorable Stories of 2025
Stories that delighted us, enraged us, got us outside, got us thinking.
Category: Bay Nature
News about Bay Nature from the BN staff.
Bay Nature Wins Local Journalism Awards for Four Environment and Science Stories
Bay Nature cleaned up nicely in the science and environment categories at SPJ NorCal. Here's a little backstory on our winners.
Malcolm Margolin and the Birth of Bay Nature
"When I heard the news last week that Malcolm Margolin had died, it stirred up a flood of memories of the intense and ultimately fruitful partnership that led to the...
Bay Nature’s Most Popular Stories in 2024
By sheer numbers, we could probably justify making Bay Nature a wholly coyote-themed publication.
Bay Nature Staff Picks of 2024
Butterflies fed with Q-tips, Hollywood moments on the trail, bird battles, beetles, and the Bay Naturiest story of 2024. (It was a competitive field.)
Bay Nature’s Environmental Journalism Wins 3 Local Awards
This year's SPJ NorCal Awards haul is the largest in BN's 24-year history.
Introducing the New Bay Nature Membership Program
A note from Bay Nature's executive director, Wes Radez, as we launch into a new era.
Bay Nature’s Best, Deepest, and Weirdest Reads of 2023
Stories of the birds and the beasts, plus plants, protists, and fungi. The whales versus the crabbers, a shortage of seeds, an unexpected lake, kelp babies; dirt bikers, vaxxed condors,...
The Native Seed Gold Rush
Big environmental dreams—and disasters—have created demand. Now it's time to worry about supply.
How to Make Acorn Bread from Scratch (and Decolonize Your Diet a Bit)
A Karuk food writer's step-by-step guide to making use of our fall bounty of acorns.
