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 and 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