Bay Nature https://baynature.org/ Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area Thu, 21 Mar 2024 23:35:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://baynature.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-cropped-bn-logo-32x32.jpg Bay Nature https://baynature.org/ 32 32 223940927 A Rare Closeup on the Delta Green Ground Beetle, a Predator of the Pools https://baynature.org/2024/03/21/a-rare-closeup-on-the-delta-green-ground-beetle-a-predator-of-the-pools/ https://baynature.org/2024/03/21/a-rare-closeup-on-the-delta-green-ground-beetle-a-predator-of-the-pools/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2024 22:01:59 +0000 https://baynature.org/?p=224104 The quarter-inch long and brilliant green Delta green ground beetle is "still a bit of a mystery," even to experts.

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Berkeley to Buy Ohlone Shellmound Site,Then Return it to Indigenous Land Trust  https://baynature.org/2024/03/14/berkeley-to-buy-ohlone-shellmound-site-then-return-it-to-indigenous-land-trust/ https://baynature.org/2024/03/14/berkeley-to-buy-ohlone-shellmound-site-then-return-it-to-indigenous-land-trust/#respond Thu, 14 Mar 2024 18:56:48 +0000 https://baynature.org/?p=223867 The city of Berkeley plans to purchase a Fourth Street parking lot and transfer the property to the nonprofit Sogorea Te’ Land Trust, as part of a recent settlement agreement over the long-contested shellmound site in West Berkeley.

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Encounters with a Rare Ginger Badger at Point Reyes https://baynature.org/2024/03/06/encounters-with-a-rare-ginger-badger-at-point-reyes/ https://baynature.org/2024/03/06/encounters-with-a-rare-ginger-badger-at-point-reyes/#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:00:00 +0000 https://baynature.org/?p=223702 "When I took a closer look through my lens, I saw the mound had fur and a pinkish nose," writes wildlife photographer Vishal Subramanyan.

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The Hills Have Ears https://baynature.org/2024/02/22/the-hills-have-ears/ https://baynature.org/2024/02/22/the-hills-have-ears/#respond Thu, 22 Feb 2024 18:05:02 +0000 https://baynature.org/?p=223474 New radio towers are bringing a sea-change in wildlife tracking.

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California’s New State Mushroom Is One Heck of a Fungus https://baynature.org/2024/02/08/californias-new-state-mushroom-is-one-heck-of-a-fungus/ https://baynature.org/2024/02/08/californias-new-state-mushroom-is-one-heck-of-a-fungus/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:30:00 +0000 https://baynature.org/?p=223053 After votes from California mushroom enthusiasts, the bling under the live oaks emerged as the winner.

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Sex and Poison May Explain California Death Cap Invasion https://baynature.org/2024/02/01/sex-and-poison-may-explain-california-death-cap-invasion/ https://baynature.org/2024/02/01/sex-and-poison-may-explain-california-death-cap-invasion/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:25:56 +0000 https://baynature.org/?p=222979 Local mycologists suspect death caps—huge and abundant in the Bay Area—may be competing with chanterelles underground.

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Introducing the New Bay Nature Membership Program https://baynature.org/2024/01/30/introducing-the-new-bay-nature-membership-program/ https://baynature.org/2024/01/30/introducing-the-new-bay-nature-membership-program/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://baynature.org/?p=222919 A note from Bay Nature's executive director, Wes Radez, as we launch into a new era.

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Eulogy for a Crayfish We Hardly Knew https://baynature.org/2024/01/18/eulogy-for-a-crayfish-we-hardly-knew/ https://baynature.org/2024/01/18/eulogy-for-a-crayfish-we-hardly-knew/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://baynature.org/?p=222345 The death knell for the sooty crayfish probably sounded with the introduction of its cousin from the north.

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The Amanitas Are Blooming. Don’t Eat Them. https://baynature.org/2024/01/04/the-amanitas-are-blooming-dont-eat-them/ https://baynature.org/2024/01/04/the-amanitas-are-blooming-dont-eat-them/#respond Thu, 04 Jan 2024 19:20:50 +0000 https://baynature.org/?p=222352 Death caps and Western destroying angels, both common in the Bay Area, thrive after rainfall, the East Bay park district warns.

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A River Runs Above Us https://baynature.org/2023/12/19/a-river-runs-above-us/ https://baynature.org/2023/12/19/a-river-runs-above-us/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://baynature.org/?p=219070 In mid-November 2021, a great storm begins brewing in the central Pacific Ocean north of Hawai‘i. Especially warm water, heated by the sun, steams off the sea surface and funnels into the sky. This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online … Read more

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Inside the East Oakland Plant Nursery That’s Breaking the Incarceration Cycle https://baynature.org/2023/12/14/inside-the-east-oakland-nursery-thats-breaking-the-incarceration-cycle/ https://baynature.org/2023/12/14/inside-the-east-oakland-nursery-thats-breaking-the-incarceration-cycle/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 20:52:10 +0000 https://baynature.org/?p=221581 “Nobody's got our kind of re-entry program that mixes soil, re-entry, healing, and good pay,” says Planting Justice's operations manager, Lynn Vidal.

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Bay Nature’s Best, Deepest, and Weirdest Reads of 2023 https://baynature.org/2023/12/13/bay-natures-best-deepest-and-weirdest-reads-of-2023/ https://baynature.org/2023/12/13/bay-natures-best-deepest-and-weirdest-reads-of-2023/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 23:35:42 +0000 https://baynature.org/?p=221541 Stories of the birds and the beasts, plus plants, protists, and fungi. The whales versus the crabbers, a shortage of seeds, an unexpected lake, kelp babies; dirt bikers, vaxxed condors, the strange feet of coots. All here.

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The Comeback Quail https://baynature.org/2023/11/30/the-comeback-quail/ https://baynature.org/2023/11/30/the-comeback-quail/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://baynature.org/?p=221258 The official bird of San Francisco has been AWOL in the city for years. But the Presidio hopes to change that.

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All Vaxxed Up and Ready to Roost, Six Captive-Born Condors Fly Free https://baynature.org/2023/11/29/all-vaxxed-up-and-ready-to-roost-six-captive-born-condors-fly-free/ https://baynature.org/2023/11/29/all-vaxxed-up-and-ready-to-roost-six-captive-born-condors-fly-free/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2023 01:12:08 +0000 https://baynature.org/?p=221264 Though, faced with freedom, Condor 1139 and his fellow juveniles take their sweet time to step across the threshold. "We're on condor time," says a program manager.

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It’s Looking Like a Banner Year for Baby Newts in the North Bay https://baynature.org/2023/11/27/its-looking-like-a-banner-year-for-baby-newts-in-the-north-bay/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:43:23 +0000 https://baynature.org/?p=221186 “In some areas, they blanketed the road,” says a volunteer newt-rescue organizer.

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