Winter 2017

Bay Nature’s January-March 2017 issue covers the Bay, the brain on nature, lost histories of the East Bay hills, and more.

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Issue Content

Brightly Colored Parrot Mushrooms Love the Damp Dark Days of Winter

Brightly Colored Parrot Mushrooms Love the Damp Dark Days of Winter

By Anna Towers | January 1, 2017
Naturalist’s Notebook: Good Algae Gone Bad

Naturalist’s Notebook: Good Algae Gone Bad

By John Muir Laws | January 1, 2017
Rare Coastal Prairie and Beach at Franklin Point

Rare Coastal Prairie and Beach at Franklin Point

By Nate Seltenrich | January 1, 2017
Why Do Tule Elk Drop Their Antlers Every Year?

Why Do Tule Elk Drop Their Antlers Every Year?

By Michael Ellis | January 1, 2017
Nature Offers Health Benefits, and Brain Research Helps Explain Why

Nature Offers Health Benefits, and Brain Research Helps Explain Why

By Alison Hawkes | January 1, 2017
Rue Mapp on Doubling Down on Black Joy in Nature

Rue Mapp on Doubling Down on Black Joy in Nature

By Rue Mapp | December 24, 2016
The Story of the San Francisco Bay: It’s Wild Still

The Story of the San Francisco Bay: It’s Wild Still

By Eric Simons | January 1, 2017
Old Giants: The Last Days of Oakland’s Redwoods

Old Giants: The Last Days of Oakland’s Redwoods

By Sylvia Linsteadt | January 1, 2017
Dark Treasure: Mount Diablo’s Lost Coal Mines

Dark Treasure: Mount Diablo’s Lost Coal Mines

By Sylvia Linsteadt | January 1, 2017
Bay Area Nature’s All-Hands-On-Deck Moment

Bay Area Nature’s All-Hands-On-Deck Moment

By David Loeb | January 1, 2017
Sea Otter Adoptees Born in Elkhorn Slough

Sea Otter Adoptees Born in Elkhorn Slough

By Elizabeth Devitt | January 1, 2017
Pacific Chorus Frogs Use Their Famous Calls to Stake Out Territory

Pacific Chorus Frogs Use Their Famous Calls to Stake Out Territory

By Claire Peaslee | January 1, 2017