The Largest Land Sale in California
An ecological history of a massive ranch for sale in the Bay Area.
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A Second Look at the Bird Population Decline Study
This article was originally published on Undark. Read the original article. When a major new study on North American bird populations appeared in the journal Science last week, it included...
In Memoriam: Environmental Scientist and Bay Nature Contributor Lester Rowntree
On Friday, August 30, Bay Nature lost a good friend and the Bay Area lost a great teacher of environmental science. Professor Lester Rowntree passed away at his home in...
Bay Nature and the ‘Defining Story of Our Time’
Bay Nature has joined “Covering Climate Now,” a global collaboration of more than 250 media outlets this week to boost coverage of climate change. As organizers Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle...
Letter from the Editor: How Has Bay Nature Inspired You?
In August my family and I headed out to Point Reyes National Seashore to see (and hear) tule elk during their rutting season. We drove to Pierce Point Ranch on...
California Funds Seed-Banking as Hedge Against Climate Change
California is a world biodiversity hot spot. Full stop. Roughly 32 percent of the nation’s native plants are found in California, and those 6,500 species provide habitat that supports the...
East Bay Regional Park District Bans Glyphosate
This past July, the East Bay Regional Park District announced a ban on the controversial herbicide glyphosate, also known by the brand name Roundup. The prohibition was effective immediately in...
Save the Redwoods Has a Deal to Acquire A Forest of Giant Sequoias Rivaling the Mariposa Grove
The purchase includes the fifth-tallest tree on earth, the Stagg Tree, a 250-foot-tall, 3,000-year-old giant.
Review of The Pacific Warm Blob Sequel: Not Yet a Phenomena like the Original
The Pacific is warmer than usual, again.
Can Better Forestry Jobs Prevent Fires and Restore Rural America?
On an unseasonably warm November day in a rural neighborhood in the western Sierra Nevada, men with chainsaws patrol a tree thicket that burned three years ago. One man, whose...
