Oakland Offers a Plan to Aid Its Troubled, Unequal Tree Canopy
The plan—yet to be City-approved—calls for upward of $17 million in maintenance for Oakland's neglected trees.
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Bay Nature’s Hall of Botanical Horrors
For those who dare—meet the Bay Area’s spookiest plants (and two freaky fungi).
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.
Fall 2023 Almanac: Condors, Cones, and Raccoons
When you’re the biggest bird in North America, it takes a little while to grow up. Illustrations by Jane Kim.
Now We Are Asking Nature to Solve the Problems We Created
What’s a nature-based solution? An explainer.
How Dirt Biking Shaped the Bay Area—and the West
Sixty years ago, Bay Area bikers discovered the Panoche Hills, southeast of San José. Public lands management changed forever.
Unburying the Creek Beneath It, A School Becomes a Steward
A Sausalito school gets $3 million to repair a riparian corridor, and help students reconnect with nature.
iNaturalist Strikes Out on Its Own
With the help of a $10 million startup grant iNaturalist has separated from the California Academy of Sciences and National Geographic Society and become its own independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
How Do I Get My Hands on These ‘Wild Billions,’ Anyway?
Bay Nature’s guide and database for finding nature-related federal funds in BIL and IRA.
