California’s Diablo Range and Mount Diablo
Mount Diablo State Park in Clayton. Trail: 7.7 mi, 2,208 ft elevation gain, loop
Science and Nature
Live Biodiversity
There’s a certain predictable expression that frequently settles on the face of the friend or family member I’m talking to when I say the word “biodiversity.” I’d call it tolerantly...
How Do Birds Know How to Build Nests?
There are 10,000-plus species of birds in the world, about 1,100 species in the United States, and 350 or so in the greater Bay Area, so there is great variability...
Spring Almanac 2020: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California Nature
Nature to look for in spring 2020.
A Mouse Surprise
Despite the fact that the salt marsh harvest mouse is the only mammal that scrapes out its existence exclusively in tidal marshes, no one has ever bothered to seriously study...
Remembering the Survival Faire, Earth Day’s Predecesor
Fifty years ago, San José State students buried a car to symbolize the end of the oil era and the first Earth Day.
In ‘These Lines Are Living,’ Artists Engage With the Changing Shoreline
Can site-specific dance and other forms of art help us more deeply grasp the reality of our changing shorelines?
Connect With Nature from Your Home
A social distancing-approved reading list and other indoor nature activities
See a Badger Away from Home
It's uncommon to see badgers in the Bay Area, even on camera traps.
You Aren’t Likely to See a Bobcat, But They’re Around
Bobcats seem common to the Bay Area, but they like to hide from people.
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