Nature to look for in spring 2020.
Art & Design
In ‘These Lines Are Living,’ Artists Engage With the Changing Shoreline
March 24, 2020 •
Can site-specific dance and other forms of art help us more deeply grasp the reality of our changing shorelines?
Mount Diablo, a Story of Place
January 10, 2020 •
This is an excerpt from photographer and longtime Bay Nature contributor Stephen Joseph’s new book, Mount Diablo, A Story of Place and Inspiration. The book consists of hundreds of Joseph’s photographs, taken over three years on the mountain, and features essays by local conservation leaders.
A River of Ink
January 6, 2020 •
See the California works from the most accomplished Chinese
painter of the 20th century
Naturalist’s Notebook: Gravitational Wasting
January 6, 2020 •
See evidence of “gravitational wasting” erosion on Bay Area hillsides.
Winter Almanac 2020: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California Nature
January 6, 2020 •
An illustrated guide to Northern California nature
Fall Almanac 2019: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California Nature
September 16, 2019 •
Things to see and do in nature in Northern California this fall.
Enjoy Mosquito-Watching All Year Round
September 16, 2019 •
The Impossibility of Describing Nature …
September 16, 2019 •
In his 1979 book The Tree, British novelist John Fowles characterizes nature as “an experience whose deepest value lies in the fact that it cannot be directly described by any art … including that of words.” Undeterred by the impossibility … Read more
An Artist Finds the Life Lessons of Seaweed
August 29, 2019 •
If you’ve ever stepped into a certain kind of beach town gift shop on the Northern California coast, you are likely familiar with Josie Iselin’s work: an artist, Iselin creates slim coffee table books filled with detailed, dramatically lit photographs … Read more