Solving Problems With Eelgrass and Oysters
Giant Marsh’s $3 million restoration and enhancement is the first large-scale endeavor of the Coastal Conservancy’s San Francisco Bay Living Shorelines Project.
Science and Nature
Buried Treasure
You've seen their bleached skeletons lying on the beach or scattered in gardens. What does a living sand dollar do?
My Mediterranean Arachnid Houseguest: Getting to Know Zoropsis Spinimana
Zoropsis spinimana is a harmless -- but quite large! -- house spider that's recently moved to the Bay Area.
Look For These Bay Area Species in Fall 2021
This fall is one to look for change. During what will hopefully be the last dry months of the driest two-year stretch in recorded California history, how are species responding?...
“Slow Down and Open Up” On a Soundwalk Through Golden Gate Park
Ellen Reid SOUNDWALK is a free, GPS-enabled app that covers much of the eastern half of Golden Gate Park.
Why Are There So Many Fires, and Other Common California Wildfire Questions
Wildfires have become larger, more frequent, more severe, and more destructive to human life and property in many ecosystems in California in recent decades. If you’ve lived in California for...
The Celebrated Joaquín Murieta
It’s a true crime story set in the early days of California statehood, with themes of racism, colonialism, and the legitimacy of state violence. Do more people need to know...
“A Picture of the World You Want to Inhabit”: Artist Tom Killion’s California Nature
When thick brown clouds of smoke settled into the sky above Point Reyes National Seashore in fall 2020, the artist Tom Killion began packing his car with framed prints he’d...
Kelp Forests Surge Back on Parts of the North Coast, with a Lesson About Environmental Stability
Some scientists thought kelp's near-disappearance from the waters off California was likely a new normal. Then, at least temporarily, the kelp came back.
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