Sea Otters Face Dual Threat of Sharks and Algae
It's safe to say that most Californians harbor a soft spot for sea otters. So two bleak reports this past month concerning the fate of the southern sea otter were...
Science and Nature
Black Bears Buck the Trend, Thrive in California
In an unusual reversal of most wildlife trends, the black bear population is at an all time high and occupies a greater range in California today than it did before...
Book Review: Living Landscape: Rise of the East Bay Regional Park District
A new book chronicles the recent history of the East Bay Rewgional Park District, which turned 75 years old in 2009 and remains the largest regional park district in the...
Book Review: The Laws Pocket Guide Set: San Francisco Bay Area
Created by Bay Nature contributor John Muir Laws, this is a compact and very handy set of guides to common species of the Bay Area.
Book Review: The Place that Inhabits Us: Poems of the San Francisco Bay Watershed
This far-reaching anthology of poems is a lovely collection that speaks to what it is to be natural in the Bay Area.
Fall Hawk Watch, Open During Construction
Every year for more than a quarter century, the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory has presided over fall hawk watch in the Marin Headlands, when thousands of raptors migrate by, and...
New Efforts to Track and Predict Harmful Marine Algae
Nearly every year for a decade, scientists have detected harmful algae blooms in Monterey Bay. These threaten birds and marine mammals alike, and now researchers have funding to develop new...
Saving the Bay’s Sharks
October 2010 is the second-annual Sharktoberfest--time to celebrate and learn about these critical predators of the Bay: sevengill cowsharks, leopard sharks, spiny dogfish, and more.
Go Nuts for Nuts
They say California is the land of fruits and nuts, which wouldn't be so funny if it weren't also partly true. But our native nuts--acorns, hazelnuts, and more--are central to...
Ground Invasion
Heading out before dawn to trap wild pigs is one of the more unpleasant responsibilities of open space management in the Bay Area. But across the East Bay and much...
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