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Elusive salamanders, flying spiders, shadowy sculpins, sapsuckers, lone-ranger bats, and waxy white snowberries.
Species to Look For in Fall 2022
October 10, 2022 •
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In Bay of Life, an Internationally Renowned Media Duo Look to Their Monterey Backyard
October 4, 2022 •
With Bay of Life, Frans Lanting and Christine Eckstrom wanted to go past Monterey Bay’s natural beauty to explore its past, present and possible futures.
Can We Have More Whales and Fewer Whale Strikes?
September 23, 2022 •
Anchovies sparkled and seawater sprayed from the crusty maws of gray whales as they burst through the surface, again and again, off the coast near Pacifica, fifteen miles south of San Francisco. Groups of up to six gray whales devoured … Read more
Two Young Researchers, Two New Scorpions
September 23, 2022 •
There are now two more scorpion species to appreciate, thanks to the work of two young researchers. Their efforts could change the future for these salty-lake-bed, stinger-endowed specialists.
On the Enigmatic ‘Flying Potato,’ Neither Plant Nor Animal, That Caused the Bay’s Biggest Harmful Algal Bloom in History
September 21, 2022 •
Heterosigma akashiwo can photosynthesize like a plant and wiggle like an animal, and it’s here to stay — but it’s still something of an enigma.
A Case for Retreat in the Age of Fire as Dozens of Wildfires Threaten Homes in the West
September 15, 2022 •
As fire risk rises, is it time to consider managed retreat? Three environmental design and sustainability experts explore the options.
A Feather Forecast to Help You Tune Into Fall’s Magnificent Migrations
September 8, 2022 •
Up to a half-billion birds migrate across the U.S. each night, cloaked in darkness. BirdCast helps you see what they’re doing.
Keeping Up With the Flyers: Wildlife Tracking Breakthroughs
September 1, 2022 •
A fast-growing network of towers is making it way easier and cheaper for researchers to spy on animals worldwide.
A Former National Parks Director’s Guide to Not Wasting Your Precious Greywater
August 23, 2022 •
Jonathan Jarvis installed his own laundry-to-landscape system, and with a little elbow grease, you can, too.
Largest Tidal Restoration Project in California Will Make Way for Wildlife & Mitigate Floods
August 16, 2022 •
Two landscapes stand divided by the hundred-year-old Yolo Bypass West Levee in Solano County. To the south of the levee’s U shape, canals tangle toward the sprawling Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta, which teems with wildlife. North of the levee, former … Read more