An ecological history of a massive ranch for sale in the Bay Area.
The Largest Land Sale in California
September 30, 2019 •
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The Birds Come Back to the Bay
September 27, 2019 •
Like me, you may have seen recent headlines sounding the alarm that birds are vanishing from North America. From the abstract of the September 2019 report in the journal Science, an “integration of range-wide population trajectories and size estimates indicates a net loss … Read more
A Second Look at the Bird Population Decline Study
September 26, 2019 •
This article was originally published on Undark. Read the original article. When a major new study on North American bird populations appeared in the journal Science last week, it included all the trappings of a typical scientific paper, along with … Read more
These Trees Survived California’s Drought and That’s Giving Scientists Hope for Climate Change
September 25, 2019 •
The drought killed a lot of trees. But not all of them.
‘There’s No Ambiguity. It Will Be Gone.’ How Animals Will Feel the Warming Climate
September 20, 2019 •
An examination of Northern California illustrates the challenges of trying to predict the future for evolving species.
As Temperatures Change, What Organisms Move North to California?
September 18, 2019 •
What are some the biological consequences of climate change in Northern California?
Enjoy Mosquito-Watching All Year Round
September 16, 2019 •
Acorn Woodpeckers in Five Acts
September 16, 2019 •
A tragicomedy of avian proportions
Bay Nature and the ‘Defining Story of Our Time’
September 16, 2019 •
Bay Nature has joined “Covering Climate Now,” a global collaboration of more than 250 media outlets this week to boost coverage of climate change. As organizers Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope wrote in the Columbia Journalism Review, this is “the … Read more
California Funds Seed-Banking as Hedge Against Climate Change
September 16, 2019 •
California is a world biodiversity hot spot. Full stop. Roughly 32 percent of the nation’s native plants are found in California, and those 6,500 species provide habitat that supports the state’s multitude of wildlife. To protect that biodiversity as the … Read more