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A naturalist on the “flowers of winter”
The Most Eye-Catching Mushrooms to See in Winter
February 10, 2021 •
Science & Nature
Art & Design | Botany | Climate Change | El Niño | Fire | Fungi | Geology | History | The Bay | The Ocean | Urban Nature | Water | Weather | Wildlife
Meet the Rare Dawn Redwood at a Bay Area Park
February 4, 2021 •
Rare and once thought extinct, the dawn redwood is an ancient relative of the more familiar coast redwood.
Atmospheric Rivers Like This One are Vital to Understanding California
January 28, 2021 •
Ten days ago the state set new heat records and brush fires broke out. Burn areas in the Santa Cruz Mountains rekindled. Then, over the last three days, a 2,000-mile-long filament of water in the sky burst over the areas that last week sat brown and smoking.
Packed at Pillar Point
January 12, 2021 •
Huge crowds are harvesting mussels and other invertebrates. Could this damage the much-beloved reef?
Volunteer Divers Hope to Restore Kelp from the Ground Up
January 7, 2021 •
Can volunteer scuba divers start a turnaround for Northern California kelp forests?
Reading the Landscape for Fire
January 3, 2021 •
In the beginning, fire burned the world. Don Hankins’ Plains Miwok ancestors passed on this understanding of fire through generations, and he draws from it as a traditional cultural practitioner pyrogeographer when burning landscapes in California.
Birding the Botanic Garden
January 3, 2021 •
The Botanic Garden Bird Survey Team has recorded all of the birds they’ve observed in this corner of Tilden Regional Park, specifically tracking which species visit and when, what they eat, and the materials they use to build nests.
A Photo Birding List for the Regional Parks Botanic Garden
January 3, 2021 •
Photos of nine birds the Botanic Garden Survey Team has spotted in the garden in the last few years.
A Seasonal Whale Finder for California
January 3, 2021 •
When to find and how to identify the three whales that regularly visit the California coast.
Winter 2021 Almanac: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California Nature
January 3, 2021 •
In the long dark days of January and February, humans aren’t the only ones who take comfort in the company of others.