Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area
Eucalyptus trees on Albany Hill are wasting away from blight. Some people may cheer—but these trees are also home to endangered monarchs.
Each year, Bay Nature recognizes remarkable local leaders and activists in conservation and nature
Aerial wildlife surveys, conducted by the USGS to inform the coming offshore wind energy boom, are strikingly beautiful, for government data. They were also hard-won.
With Bay of Life, Frans Lanting and Christine Eckstrom wanted to go past Monterey Bay’s natural beauty to explore its past, present and possible futures.
What have you seen outside lately? Send us your remarkable encounters with wildlife or nature in Northern California, 200 words or less, for a new section of the print magazine.
Anchovies sparkled and seawater sprayed from the crusty maws of gray whales as they burst through the surface, again and again, off the coast near Pacifica, fifteen miles south of San Francisco. Groups of up to six gray whales devoured fish for 28 days straight in June 2022. This was no ordinary feast. For those…
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