How often have you encountered a trail, campsite—or even an entire park—with an odd or mysterious name? Eighty-five years ago, visionary academics, public officials, and hikers, living mostly in Oakland and Berkeley, convinced public agencies to convert hilltop watershed lands … Read more
Human settlement in the San Francisco Bay Area dates back 10,000 years to early Native American settlements. Today, the region is a teeming metropolis of 7 million people that collectively challenge the health of the region's ecosystems. How it got this way is a story that prompts a deeper understanding of our place in the landscape.
A Tidepool in Time
Witnessing a changed world from the rocky shores of Monterey Bay
Indigenous Educators Fight for an Accurate History of California
This story was originally published at High Country News (hcn.org) on April 19, 2019 Gregg Castro first roamed the Santa Lucia Mountains at the age of 8, going out with his father to hunt deer and wild pigs in the … Read more
How Do People Know About Nature?
Western science and indigenous knowledge are often presented as conflicting. Jose Gonzalez looks for areas where they converge.
The Ohlone People Gather
Indigenous writer Gregg Castro reflects on the 25th anniversary of the Gathering of Ohlone Peoples.
After 25 Years, Friends of Edgewood Natural Preserve Still “Raising the Coefficient of Beauty”
First formed to stop a hillside golf course proposal, Friends of Edgewood Natural Reserve turns 25 in 2018.
Behind the Scenes With the Creators of the First Ohlone Food Cafe, mak-‘amham
A new cafe in Berkeley brings back Ohlone cuisine.
Letter from the Editor: A Second Look at Bay Nature
Behind the 2018 Bay Nature redesign.
Longtime Audubon Canyon Ranch Scientist Retires
John Kelly, the director of conservation science at Audubon Canyon Ranch, is retiring after decades making a better Bay Area for birds.
About Summer, and Time, and the Future
What’s in this summer issue of Bay Nature, and beyond.