Can a plant live without photosynthesizing?
The study and science of plants.
Discover the Rare Blooms of Huckleberry Preserve in the East Bay Hills
Rare plants are common in California. Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve sits in an ideal location to display some of the rarest of them.
What Wildflowers Tell You About the North Bay Fires
In burned areas of the North Bay, spring bloom patterns reveal burn patterns.
Treasure Hunt: Flowers You Might Find After a Fire
What flowers might botanists see in the North Bay this spring?
A Street Tree Revolution in Silicon Valley
Urban ecologists hope to inspire a love of nature in the sprawling heart of tech.
Disrupt the Street Tree
Could trees help Silicon Valley find an identity?
Why Did I Hear Popcorn Sounds In the Recent Extreme Heat Wave?
When temperatures crank up, an unusual ecological adaptation begins to play out among our native Monterey pine. We explain why in our latest installment of our reader-funded Ask The Naturalist column.
Western Sycamores Speak of an Older California
In Livermore, a writer walks leisurely among the sycamore alluvial woodland.
Why Fall Feels Different in the Bay Area: It’s the Smell of Change
Why does fall excite so many sensory memories? Olfactory scientists explain.
California Scientists Release a Fly to Control a Landscape-Suffocating Invasive Ivy
A landscape engulfed in Cape ivy is difficult to take in. Scientists are turning to the plant’s natural enemy: a small South African fly.