It’s Fun! It’s Science! It’s a Bioblitz!
On the last weekend of March, 9,000 people armed with binoculars, butterfly nets, cameras, and smartphones, spread out over an archipelago of national park lands from Point Reyes in Marin...
Wildlife
The Clapper Rail Calls at Dawn
A Bay Nature special feature about weird birds, hardy biologists, and the difficult methods we employ to move past what our eyes and ears tell us and see something like...
Naturalist’s Notebook: The Ghost in the Lupine
Ghost moth caterpillars attack yellow bush lupine. But the plant has an ally to fight back.
Bioblitz Turns Up Ancient Find in the Presidio
One of the most unexpected finds of the March Golden Gate National Parks bioblitz, at El Polin Springs in the Presidio, was a freshwater sponge, one of the most ancient...
Spreading the Buzz About Native Bees
Native bee expert Gordon Frankie has been acquainting farmers with California's own pollinators.
Beavers Used to Be Almost Everywhere in California
Beavers used to live across most of California before they were trapped out of existence. But could they be a solution to drought and climate change?
Santa Clara Water District Cuts Reservoir Releases to Local Creeks and Ponds
Santa Clara Valley Water District officials say they are facing an “unprecedented shortage” of water this year, and as the district’s drinking water reservoirs run dry, it is cutting releases...
Hidden Cameras Capture Stunning Photos of Wildlife in the Santa Cruz Mountains
What do mountain lions and other wildlife do when we're not looking? Georgia Stigall's hidden cameras show their remarkable world.
The Jumbo Squid Have Left California. Or Have They?
Humboldt Squid have moved into and out of California, sometimes for years at a time, for centuries. Now an El Niño approaches the Pacific Coast, and squid researchers are waiting.
The Last Oyster
The West Coast’s native Olympia oyster serves an important role as an ecosystem builder with its ability to filter the water. But owing to reasons that are still somewhat unclear,...
