Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area
Usually solitary birds, great blue herons and egrets abandon their private ways in spring, and you can see them nesting in tree tops around the region.
In early spring, downtown San Francisco’s office workers are treated to quite an air show outside their office windows: peregrine falcons!
One of the special rewards of a rainy season hike is the sight and sound of a trailside waterfall.
If you’re looking for northern elephant seals, there is no place better to visit than Ano Nuevo State Reserve, home to the world’s largest mainland breeding colony.
In between winter storms, the coast is clear, but the Central Valley can be socked in with thick fog. Find out why.
Now is the time to see gray whales migrating along the California coast and maybe even appearing inside the Bay.
Independent, nonprofit environmental journalism connecting people with nature in the San Francisco Bay Area.
