Summer 2025 Almanac: Oatgrass and Opossums
Humans aren’t the only ones who like to travel.
Science and Nature
Hairy Woodpeckers: Drilling With Love
For a hairy woodpecker, summer is actually a slight reprieve after a very busy spring of finding and drilling out the perfect hole.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Beaver Bingo
Bay Area beavers are making a comeback. Here's how to recognize they've been working in an area.
Annotated Nature: How Jumping Spiders Pounce Like Cats
Jumping spiders have the best vision of any invertebrates, and live in habitats from beaches to mountains.
We’ve Lost the A’s, But At Least We Still Have This Invasive Succulent
Baseball fans collect souvenirs like squirrels collect acorns. There are the official ones: home run balls, foul balls, baseball cards (and the quest to get them autographed), commemorative pins, bobbleheads,...
Will Newsom’s Expedited Wildfire Prevention Plans Harm Wildlife?
Newsom’s executive order allows fire reduction efforts to bypass CEQA ahead of fire season. Some fire agencies are seeking to take advantage of the opportunity.
A Ramble Around Pacheco Marsh
Stepping onto the spanking new Pacheco Marsh trail near Martinez for the first time on May 1, I was struck by the contrast between nature and human industry all around.
Point Reyes, After the Cattle
When ranchers leave the land, what version of nature takes over? The park and The Nature Conservancy have ambitious plans for restoration—but there are big challenges to manifesting the vision....
Local AmeriCorps Fellows Lose Jobs, Leaving Oaks Unplanted and Career Prospects Unclear
Last week, 90 of 155 Americorps fellows doing nature work across the Bay Area stopped work—leaving a hole that agencies, nonprofits, and universities can’t afford to fill. Aspiring young environmental...
Survival of the Flittest: Relocated Butterflies Are Spotted in San Francisco
At a recent release, volunteers help a new batch of silvery blues adjust to city life.
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