Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area
The mourning cloak butterfly, Nymphalis antiopa, is one of the most widely distributed butterflies in the world, ranging across most of the northern hemisphere. In some places like the British Isles it’s quite rare and to find one would make a lepidopterist’s day, but in California it’s a relatively common spring treat. “It’s a real…
Kayakers and boaters approaching too closely could be leading some sea otters to starve, scientists say.
Is bad news good news for the Bay and Delta’s diminishing flows?
Since its inception in 2009, Outdoor Afro has been a leader in inclusive outdoor engagement. In the last 11 years, a lot has changed.
The focus on nature right now might seem counterintuitive. On the contrary, being outside is recognized as an essential activity.
“When a whale washes up it’s kind of like being a doctor on call,” says Moe Flannery, senior collections manager at the California Academy of Sciences. Flannery’s day job means caring for more than 140,000 bird and mammal specimens at the Academy, but she is also a first responder when marine mammals wash ashore. At…
Independent, nonprofit environmental journalism connecting people with nature in the San Francisco Bay Area.
