An Artist Finds the Life Lessons of Seaweed
If you’ve ever stepped into a certain kind of beach town gift shop on the Northern California coast, you are likely familiar with Josie Iselin’s work: an artist, Iselin creates...
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Voracious Flowers of the Tidepool
Some of the most conspicuous animals in Northern California tidepools don’t look like animals at all. They resemble flowers more than any animal you’re probably familiar with.
On Hidden Camera, a Sight You Never Hope to See
Skunks almost always spray out of sight of humans. A hidden trail camera in Jasper Ridge shows what it looks like.
Butterflies are More than Party Favors
I once spit my dinner across a room. I was watching the local news in the fall of 2008, and the story showed the opening day of the new California...
Who’s Knocking at Your Back Door in the Night? Probably Raccoons.
Urban raccoons are everywhere. Some evidence suggests they're growing smarter from living in an urban world.
California’s Early June Heat Wave Cooked Coastal Mussels in Place
Bodega Marine Reserve research coordinator Jackie Sones has worked in or walked on the rocky shores of the North Coast almost every day for the last 15 years. But while...
An Update to the App to Identify (Almost) Anything (Almost) Anywhere
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...
Letter from the Editor: Change Isn’t Always Beautiful
For 74 issues we’ve chosen cover art and photos that capture the inspirational power and beauty of Bay Area nature. The 75th cover is different.
Global Warming is “Just One of the Facts of Children’s Lives,” A Q&A with Ivy + Bean Author Annie Barrows
Children's author Annie Barrows talks with Bay Nature about her second grade heroines tackling climate change for the science fair.
Surf Scoter Decline, Interrupted
Surf scoters showed up in the Bay in astonishing numbers in winter 2019, pausing a three-decade decline and puzzling scientists
