Spring 2021

Bay Nature’s Spring 2021 issue covers the science of tree communities, local heroes, bobcats, responsible tidepooling, pygmy forests, and more.
Cover image by Sarah Killingsworth

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Issue Content

Editor’s Letter: Spring Renewal

Editor’s Letter: Spring Renewal

By Victoria Schlesinger | March 30, 2021
Listen Closely, the Trees are Talking

Listen Closely, the Trees are Talking

By Lorenzo Washington | March 30, 2021
Country Cat, City Cat

Country Cat, City Cat

By Sarah Killingsworth | March 30, 2021
Meet Emma Lewis, Bay Nature’s 2021 Young Leader

Meet Emma Lewis, Bay Nature’s 2021 Young Leader

By Hayley Davis | March 30, 2021
How do Birds Know Which Way to Migrate?

How do Birds Know Which Way to Migrate?

By Michael Ellis | March 30, 2021
Meet Clayton Anderson, Bay Nature’s 2021 Environmental Education Hero

Meet Clayton Anderson, Bay Nature’s 2021 Environmental Education Hero

By Tamara Sherman | March 30, 2021
Explore the Pygmy Forests of Van Damme State Park

Explore the Pygmy Forests of Van Damme State Park

By Alissa Greenberg | March 30, 2021
Bird Plural

Bird Plural

By Claire Peaslee | March 30, 2021
Meet José González, Bay Nature’s 2021 Community Hero

Meet José González, Bay Nature’s 2021 Community Hero

By Hayley Davis | March 30, 2021
Urban Rat Watcher’s Guide

Urban Rat Watcher’s Guide

By John Muir Laws | March 30, 2021
Gallery View

Gallery View

By Matthew Harrison Tedford | March 30, 2021
Meet Doug McConnell, Bay Nature’s 2021 Local Hero

Meet Doug McConnell, Bay Nature’s 2021 Local Hero

By Victoria Schlesinger | March 30, 2021
Meet Wendy Eliot, Bay Nature’s 2021 Conservation Action Hero

Meet Wendy Eliot, Bay Nature’s 2021 Conservation Action Hero

By Tamara Sherman | March 30, 2021
The Price of “Soft Gold”

The Price of “Soft Gold”

By Lauren Peters | March 30, 2021
Spring 2021 Almanac: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California Nature

Spring 2021 Almanac: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California Nature

By Jane Kim and Chelsea Roberts | March 30, 2021