Uncomfortable Questions and Bay Nature’s New Fall 2021 Issue
Is it success if local policies triumph at the expense of environments elsewhere?
Latest Stories
The Celebrated Joaquín Murieta
It’s a true crime story set in the early days of California statehood, with themes of racism, colonialism, and the legitimacy of state violence. Do more people need to know...
“A Picture of the World You Want to Inhabit”: Artist Tom Killion’s California Nature
When thick brown clouds of smoke settled into the sky above Point Reyes National Seashore in fall 2020, the artist Tom Killion began packing his car with framed prints he’d...
Kelp Forests Surge Back on Parts of the North Coast, with a Lesson About Environmental Stability
Some scientists thought kelp's near-disappearance from the waters off California was likely a new normal. Then, at least temporarily, the kelp came back.
With Recall Election, California’s Environmental Future Up for Vote
Voters could replace Gavin Newsom with a Republican this September, leading to massive shifts in the way the state of California approaches environmental issues.
Scientists Resurface a One-of-a-Kind, 50-Year-Old Record of San Francisco Bay Life
There used to be a pattern to species distribution in the Bay. Is there still?
Can Rooftop Solar Save California’s Open Space?
This spring, Alameda County approved of the Aramis Renewable Energy Project, dividing East Bay environmentalists who disagree about whether the undeveloped North Livermore Valley should remain open ranchland and wildlife...
Two Projects for the Eel River Gain Momentum
The Eel River in northwestern California—along with its numerous forks and tributaries—forms the third largest watershed entirely within the state. The river’s main stem and three main forks flow a...
Redwood Memory
Old redwood trees have seen fire many times in their lives. It’s because of their fire scars—not in spite of them—that the redwood forest thrives.
Letter from the Editor: A New Fire Story
Introducing the first themed issue in Bay Nature's 20 years of publication.
