Science and Nature
Rue Mapp on Doubling Down on Black Joy in Nature
"The story of Outdoor Afro really begins, for me, in my own family."
Ask The Naturalist: How Important Are Red Toyon Berries To the Winter Food Chain?
For a lesson in food chain dynamics, go ahead and observe a fruiting toyon bush this winter.
Remembering Harold Gilliam
Environmental journalist Harold Gilliam blazed the trail for organizations like Bay Nature.
Skip the Elephants and Tigers, These Children’s Books Feature Local Wildlife
With the holidays underway and the kids out of school, now's a good time to curl up with some reads. Why not make them about California?
Stanford Paleoecologist Elizabeth Hadly Takes on the Future
Stanford University paleoecologist Elizabeth Hadly, an advisor to Governor Jerry Brown and the new faculty director of the Jasper Ridge Ecological Reserve, looks into the deep past to unlock the...
Pilot Project to Remove 350 Creosote-Treated Pilings from San Pablo Bay
There are 33,000 creosote-treated pilings in the Bay leaching toxins that harm herring.
A Ghost Bird Visits Santa Cruz
A leucistic hummingbird spent the summer at the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum.
People Keep Condors Flying in the Pinnacles
Volunteers track the condor recovery in the Pinnacles
Ask the Naturalist: Do I See More Squirrels in Marin?
A reader asks: Are there more squirrels running around this fall than in years past?
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