Swimming in the Bay: Winter Clean
Even in winter, Bay water is mostly safe to swim in. It smells good. It tastes fine.
The Bay
With Dams Removed, Spawning Salmon Are Heading Up Alameda Creek
These chinooks are likely hatchery strays. But they are still an ecosystem boon—and flaming-bright symbols of restoration at work.
Split Verdict Over State of the Estuary
This piece was originally published in KneeDeep Times, a digital magazine featuring stories from the frontlines of climate resilience in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The 2025 State of Our Estuary...
What to Do When Your Highway Is Slipping Into the Sea
Picture a giant Rubik’s cube that costs $6–11 billion to solve. That’s State Route 37.
Map: Where Oodles of Federal Dollars for Nature Have Gone
BIL and IRA spending on nature in the greater San Francisco Bay Area has topped $1 billion, according to Bay Nature's most recent tally for our Wild Billions project.
These Programs Have Monitored Our Waters For Decades. Trump Could Destroy Them.
“Long-term monitoring isn’t sexy,” says one source. But this data is how we know what is happening to the planet.
The People Will Keep Fishing, Despite Forever Chemicals in the Fish
Bay Area sport fish sampled in a study were overwhelmingly tainted with PFAS. “It’s more widespread than we really thought,” says a scientist. But it’s not so easy to persuade...
Swimming Together in San Francisco Bay
No one comes out of the cold water in a bad mood.
How Local Conservationists Are Planning for the Trump Era
They're counting their blessings—like Prop. 4's $10 billion for climate adaptation in California, and money that can’t be unspent.
The Coyotes Arrived. Now, They’re Changing Angel Island.
Deer and raccoons that once fearlessly roamed the island have become prey.
