Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area
Entomologists thought the Brazilian bee Plebeia emerina had disappeared in California in the 1950s. But two colonies were rediscovered in Palo Alto in 2013, and now a four-year-old has found two more.
A story about the life and legacy of celebrated scientist, conservationist and mentor Gordon Chan.
A Golden Gate Audubon Society blog post about accessibility in birding.
After 50,000 people made nearly 1.3 million observations worldwide, what was the most common species found in the Bay Area and in the world?
Looking at the North Livermore Valley, it’s easy to forget that three of California’s largest cities lie less than an hour’s drive away. In late winter and early spring, the rural valley’s open pastures, cradled by rolling hills and dotted with oaks, flush green with new growth, and the ephemeral Cayetano Creek springs to life.…
Before it became a park, Sobrante Ridge was home to vaccine testing and the infamous “Cutter Incident”
Independent, nonprofit environmental journalism connecting people with nature in the San Francisco Bay Area.
