Song of the Meadowlark in Solano County
The Solano Land Trust's King-Swett Ranches are great destinations for Solano County hiking: amazing views and a sense of seclusion in between Benicia, Vallejo, and Fairfield.
Wildlife
Footage of elephant seal pups nursing, and more
Nature photographer David Cruz sent in these amazing pics and a video of nursing pups from his recent trip out to Ano Nuevo State Reserve.
New records set in Bay Area’s Christmas bird counts
The annual Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count, the longest running citizen science survey in the world, has finished up in the Bay Area with some important findings.
Getting in tune with nature
Glen Ellen resident Bernie Krause records sounds in nature to understand a habitat's biodiversity.
Bumblebees like flower diversity, not asphalt
Want to help out the bumblebee population? Get rid of asphalt and plant a diversity of flower species. That’s the conclusion of a new study of a California native bumblebee published recently in the journal, Proceedings of the National Academy … Read more
Spotlight on San Luis National Wildlife Refuge
If you find yourself headed through the Central Valley at this time of the year, a nice pit stop off Highway 5 is the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge.
Virginia rail peeks through reeds at Lake Merced
A Virginia rail made a surprise year-end appearance at Lake Merced in San Francisco.
Gateway to the Delta
I’m in another world from the moment I step into the East Bay Regional Park District’s Big Break Regional Shoreline. Here on the edge of the Delta in eastern Contra Costa County, birds sing and soar overhead, cottonwood leaves rustle … Read more
Land of the Salamander
North America has more kinds of salamanders--the tailed, mostly four-legged amphibians--than any other continent. Your backyard is probably full of them right now!
At Oakland’s Christmas Bird Count, 177 species in 177-square miles
177 species was a normal year's count at Audubon Society's 2012 Christmas Bird Count in Oakland. But there were nevertheless some pleasant surprises: hermit warblers, a snow goose and a Ross's goose.
