Scientists surveying marine life off our coastline have been watching marine mammals roll in for the Bay Area seafood buffet.
Climate Change
Latest Stories
The New Normal: Hot Bats Drop By the Thousands
Heat waves are arriving sooner and stronger. Thousands of bat pups in Bakersfield are dropping like flies.
Latest Stories
Bees Are Heating Up. How Will They Cope?
Climate change is coming for our most critical pollinators. Scientists are figuring out if our bees can handle the heat.
Latest Stories
The Pocket Forests Grow Thick
Three years ago, kids at four East Bay schools planted tiny forests from scratch, using an ultra-dense planting known as the Miyawaki method. Our reporter ducks into two of them to see how they’ve grown.
Biodiversity
In Search of the New Trees on the Block
Climate scientists are working out which trees our cities will need.
The Bay
California May List Ancient, Iconic White Sturgeon as Threatened
They’ve survived 200 million years without changing. Now, “changes to the Bay-Delta system and changes to our climate are happening too quickly for them,” says a UC Davis scientist.
Stewardship
On the Russian River, a Slow Road to Good Fire
The Ukiah Valley is getting a $7M federal grant meant to help high-risk communities—and the landscapes surrounding them—become more fire-resilient. The Forest Service says prescribed fire is key. So why aren’t Ukiah and other grantees proposing to do more of it?
Latest Stories
Forest Service Grants Delayed for Communities in Flammable Forests
A new federal program aimed at reducing wildfire risk has been plagued by delays—in a few cases, by over a year.
Spring Issue 2024
Stitching Nature Together
The project, says artist Liz Harvey, “draws on the past to navigate toward an uncertain but yet hopeful future.”
Spring Issue 2024
The Parks That Make Up the East Bay’s Front Line
The East Bay Regional Park District is preparing its parks for climate change.
