At the Estuary and Ocean Science Center, students are learning alongside scientists like Boyer how to save our shorelines.
Local Heroes 2024: Katharyn Boyer, Environmental Educator
March 21, 2024 •
The Bay
The San Francisco Bay is our region's dominant geographic feature.
Mud-Starved Wetlands Get a Meal, At Last
February 29, 2024 •
With Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, the Bay’s wetlands are finally getting some precious muck. Why have we been dumping it offshore?
Make Way for Eelgrass: Dilapidated, Unsafe, Toxic Old Pier to Be Removed at Last
January 25, 2024 •
East Bay Regional Park District is primed to remove the creosote-treated wood of Richmond’s Ferry Point Pier this year after two years of delays.
Eulogy for a Crayfish We Hardly Knew
January 18, 2024 •
The death knell for the sooty crayfish probably sounded with the introduction of its cousin from the north.
Believing in the Power of Beavers
January 2, 2024 •
California’s beavers have been by turns hunted, protected, and neglected—even parachuted away to distant forests. Today, the embattled rodent is finding new appreciation for its ecological work.
Newfangled Horizontal Levees Rise (Gently) Across the Bay
November 16, 2023 •
A dozen such projects have sprouted, offering habitat-friendly flood protection. Getting permission for them is a challenge.
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.