In the Wake of Wildfire, Big Basin Redwoods State Park Partially Reopens to the Public
Big Basin State Park is not the lush, shady ancient forest it once was. In August 2020, 97 percent of the old-growth forest nestled in the heart of the Santa...
Science and Nature
New Tunnel Tops Park with Views of San Francisco Bay
The Presidio in San Francisco. Trail: 4.2 mi, 351 ft elevation gain, loop
Meet A West Oakland YouTube Celebrity Who Brings Plants and People Together
Santore is known for Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, a self-described lowbrow approach to plant ecology.
A New Satellite Monitors Lightning Strikes and Fog to Map Weather Risks Faster
Nine of the 20 largest wildfires in California in the last 110 years were started by lightning strikes, including the devastating Lightning Complex fires in August 2020 that burned more...
An Enduring Oak Mystery: Synchronized Acorn Booms
How do the trees synchronize their reproductive efforts? Oaks, the dominant tree genus throughout much of low- and mid-elevation, temperate California, are full of mysteries.
The Story of the Butterflies
At almost every stage of life, the butterflies are threatened by climate change, habitat degradation, and increased use of neonicotinoid pesticides. At the same time, monarchs flourished in habitats that...
Species to Look for in Summer 2022
Bay Nature's illustrated almanac for summer 2022.
Life Beneath the Bay Surface
San Francisco Bay ropes, docks and pilings provide a home for abundant, colorful marine life.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Whale, Dolphin and Porpoise ID Guide
How to identify individual cetaceans in the San Francisco Bay.
Landscape Paintings From Within
Shara Mays' solo exhibition, Paint. All. The. Things., is on view at Chandran Gallery in San Francisco from August 4 through September 1, 2022.
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