Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area

When Summer Heat Arrives in March

In an unprecedented heat wave, we check in on the newts, the bears, the mussels, and all those flowers that just woke up for spring.

  • Resources about Salmon and Other Anadromous Fish

    Resources about Salmon and Other Anadromous Fish

    Anadromous Fish Symposium The Center for Ecosystem Mangement and Restoration (CEMAR) and the Oakland Museum are sponsoring a symposium on November 14-15 on “Salmon and Steelhead in Your Creek: Restoration and Management of Anadromous Fish in Bay Area Watersheds.” This event, which will include groups from around the Bay Area, will be held in the…

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  • East Bay Regional Newts

    East Bay Regional Newts

    This article was the first nature article published by Bay Nature cofounder David Loeb. It originally appeared in Terrain, the magazine once published by the Berkeley Ecology Center. The small pond sits deep in an old quarry pit. Actually, it’s partly a pond and partly a tule marsh. It was at most three feet deep when I visited…

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