Spring 2017

Bay Nature’s April-June 2017 issue covers Bay Bridge cormorants, Mount Umunhum, the creation of Eastshore State Park, and our local heroes.

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Issue Content

Is This the Worst Flooding Year Ever?

Is This the Worst Flooding Year Ever?

By Michael Ellis | March 28, 2017
How the East Bay Shoreline Became A Park for the People

How the East Bay Shoreline Became A Park for the People

By Lisa M. Krieger | March 28, 2017
What Leads to Great Wildflowers? The Formula’s Not Always So Easy.

What Leads to Great Wildflowers? The Formula’s Not Always So Easy.

By David Loeb | March 28, 2017
The Old Bay Bridge Is Coming Down, Leaving a 40-Year-Old Cormorant Colony Adrift

The Old Bay Bridge Is Coming Down, Leaving a 40-Year-Old Cormorant Colony Adrift

By Mark Rauzon | March 28, 2017
The Boldness of Bewick’s Wrens

The Boldness of Bewick’s Wrens

By Eric Schroeder | March 28, 2017
2017 Conservation Action Award Winner David Lewis: With Ballot Measure Passed, What’s Next for Save the Bay?

2017 Conservation Action Award Winner David Lewis: With Ballot Measure Passed, What’s Next for Save the Bay?

By John Hart | March 28, 2017
An Atlantic Bird Makes a New Home in California — Maybe Because of Melting Arctic Ice

An Atlantic Bird Makes a New Home in California — Maybe Because of Melting Arctic Ice

By Alison Hawkes | March 28, 2017
Naturalist’s Notebook: They Lowered the Level of San Mateo’s Marina Lagoon and Found … These Things

Naturalist’s Notebook: They Lowered the Level of San Mateo’s Marina Lagoon and Found … These Things

By John Muir Laws | April 4, 2017
As Rainy Winter Spreads Sudden Oak Death Pathogen, a Scientist Races to Build Resistance

As Rainy Winter Spreads Sudden Oak Death Pathogen, a Scientist Races to Build Resistance

By Alison Hawkes | March 28, 2017
2017 Environmental Education Award Winners Alison Young and Rebecca Johnson: Democratizing Science One Observation at a Time

2017 Environmental Education Award Winners Alison Young and Rebecca Johnson: Democratizing Science One Observation at a Time

By Eric Simons | March 28, 2017
2017 Youth Engagement Award Winner Uriel Hernandez: Tree-Planting Provides Backdrop for a Deeper Purpose

2017 Youth Engagement Award Winner Uriel Hernandez: Tree-Planting Provides Backdrop for a Deeper Purpose

By Alison Hawkes | March 28, 2017
A Mountaintop with Panoramic Bay Area Views, Closed to the Public for 59 Years, Opens This Fall

A Mountaintop with Panoramic Bay Area Views, Closed to the Public for 59 Years, Opens This Fall

By Elizabeth Devitt | March 28, 2017