A dozen such projects have sprouted, offering habitat-friendly flood protection. Getting permission for them is a challenge.
Newfangled Horizontal Levees Rise (Gently) Across the Bay
November 16, 2023 •
The Bay
The San Francisco Bay is our region's dominant geographic feature.
Naturalist’s Notebook: How Salt Marsh Plants Cope With All the Salt
October 17, 2023 •
Meet the Salt Marsh 3, a trio of marsh plants specially adapted to live in the brine.
Map: Where Oodles of Federal Dollars for Nature Are Going
September 15, 2023 •
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.
How Do I Get My Hands on These ‘Wild Billions,’ Anyway?
September 7, 2023 •
Bay Nature’s guide and database for finding nature-related federal funds in BIL and IRA.
Just in Time for Algae Season, A New Satellite Map Offers Glimpses of Bay Blooms
August 7, 2023 •
No one agency is tasked with protecting us from marine algal blooms. So here’s a map worth checking before you go out on the waters of San Francisco Bay.
Tactical Pooping, and Other Ways Birds Survive Summer
August 3, 2023 •
Here’s a look at how birds beat the heat along with some ways you can help. As SFBBO researcher Katie LaBarbera says, “these are birds trying to survive in the crevices in our world.”
East Bay Parks: The McCosker Property Is A Landscape Transformed
July 25, 2023 •
Following three years of construction, later this year the public will be welcomed back to the EBRPD-managed McCosker property, a landscape transformed.
Why a Mouse Matters
July 20, 2023 •
Salt marsh harvest mice are hard to find, and their fates offer a glimpse at our own coastal society’s future. A reporter tags along on an epic rangewide survey of salties—the Bay Area’s own endemic mouse species.
Why a Mouse Matters
July 17, 2023 •
Get on a Ferry
July 13, 2023 •
Ferries are cheap and environmentally friendly. Here are five destinations to help you see the Bay in a new way and get some good brisk salt air.