Fall 2018 Buy a print copy of this issue at the BN Store Issue Content Not Just a Pretty Face — the Banana Slug is One of the Weirdest Animals On Earthby Eric Simons | October 1, 2018 Tarantulas Emerge to Wander the Landscape in the Autumnby Ralph Washington, Jr. | October 1, 2018 More Goats, Less Fire?by Aditi Malhotra | October 1, 2018 Letter from the Editor: A Second Look at Bay Natureby Victoria Schlesinger | September 30, 2018 Bay Area Filmmaker Looks for Answers About the Future of Wildfireby Matthew Harrison Tedford | September 30, 2018 Bizarre Banana Slug Factsby Eric Simons | September 30, 2018 Do Parks Push People Out?by Pendarvis Harshaw | October 1, 2018 Do Porcupines Live in the Bay Area?by Michael Ellis | October 1, 2018 Fall Almanac: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California Natureby Jane Kim | September 30, 2018 Grasslands with Soaring Pacific Views and Hawksby Claire Peaslee | October 1, 2018 Naturalist’s Notebook: Freshwater Jellyfish Invade California Lakes and Pondsby John Muir Laws | October 1, 2018 Behind the Scenes With the Creators of the First Ohlone Food Cafe, mak-‘amhamby Vincent Medina, Louis Trevino and Vincent Medina, Louis Trevino | October 1, 2018 On the Cultural Ecology of Conservationby Dan Gluesenkamp | October 1, 2018 An Ode, a Map, and Details About the Ohlone Regional Wilderness Trailby Obi Kaufmann | October 1, 2018