Letter to the Editor: Protecting Diversity Is the Opposite of Xenophobia
Some non-native species are okay. But not all of them.
Botany
A Story About Once and Future California, Written in the Rings of Redwoods
Why would a scientist count a quarter of a million redwood tree rings?
Naturalist’s Notebook: Good Algae Gone Bad
Blue-green algae has made some Bay Area ponds dangerous
Brightly Colored Parrot Mushrooms Love the Damp Dark Days of Winter
Parrot mushrooms love the dark days of winter.
New Science Helps Understand Redwood Ghosts
Albino redwood trees, first documented in 1866, have been a mystery for as long as we’ve known they were out there.
How to Enjoy a Fall Taste of Bay Laurel
The California bay laurel is an emblem of the Bay Area.
How to Forage For and Prepare Bay Nuts
Bay nuts are in season. Here are some tips for finding and preparing them.
A Ribwort Plantain Grows, Four Stories High, in San Francisco
A muralist highlights overlooked nature in San Francisco.
What’s Next for the Redwoods?
A bold new design for the redwood forests of the 21st century is forged in the Santa Cruz Mountains
An Emissary of the Bay’s Forgotten Beaches
Hardly anyone knew about the plant called sea-blite when it lived on the shores of the San Francisco Bay. No one noticed when it disappeared. Now, thirty years after it went locally extinct, a freelance coastal ecologist sets out on an unlikely mission to bring it back.
