People Are Sequencing Mushroom DNA at Home Now
They’ve blown open the world of fungal biodiversity, in California and beyond.
Science and Nature
Fall 2026 Almanac: Phase Change
Life in fall shifts, as wildlife moves and rains arrive.
Editor’s Letter: Adapting to Fire
Fire has upended worlds and seeped into our collective peripheral vision.
Talking El Niño with Daniel Swain
"This will profoundly affect California."
California Condors Return to the East Bay
As the population recovers, they've been making test flights northward. Here's where to (possibly) see them.
Should California’s Rewilding Include Grizzly Bears?
Although the Legislature just shot down a bill to assess the possibility of reintroduction, the idea and debate persist. And everyone's got an opinion.
Life in a Burn Scar
Five years after the Dixie Fire, a writer takes stock of her community and the forest around it.
Fire Walk with Me
A defensible space inspector is always looking for fire trails.
Mapping All the Trees in California
Astonishingly detailed new LiDAR maps are meant to help us prepare for wildfires.
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