Searching for Heroes and Hope in an Age of Extinction
Noted environmental author Mary Ellen Hannibal was moved to write about large-scale efforts to protect the planet after watching conservation scientists weep as they shared their fears.
Climate Change
What Lurks Beneath
A small research team sets out in the search for a potential ocean killer. But in this unusual year, nature is not cooperating with her interrogators.
El Niño Means It’s Warmer Than Usual. Take Away the El Niño? That’s Warmer Than Usual, Too.
The focus on 2015's record heat conceals a larger truth: cool years are increasingly unlikely.
Save the Smelt (In the Wild)
Bay Nature Publisher David Loeb's January Bayview column.
‘Unprecedented’ Toxin Spread That Delayed Crab Season Shines Light on Mysterious Algae
Marine ecologists have long been alarmed at the potentially dangerous summertime growth of the single-celled algae Pseudo-nitzschia -- but there are still significant blind spots in our knowledge and research...
‘Climate Endangered’ Least Terns Thrive In Northern California, But For How Long?
The California least tern is rare but thriving in the Bay Area. For now. An examination of what Audubon's "climate endangered" ranking means for a popular bird.
El Niño Update: It’s Going to Rain (Almost Certainly, Probably)
The forecaster mood and message is upbeat these days, with less hedging and more agreement that, yes, this El Niño winter could be a wet one.
The Black Oystercatcher Gets ‘Climate Endangered’ Status — But It’s Complicated
The popular black oystercatcher has been labeled "climate endangered" by Audubon. What does that mean for birds in the Bay Area?
Today in El Niño Advice: Don’t Worry About The Blob
The Pacific Ocean is the hottest we've ever seen it. What that means -- or doesn't -- for the coming El Niño.
What’s Living in the Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge? Plenty, Still.
The Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge might not look like much. But its industrial surroundings hide a biodiversity gem.
