Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area
Urban raccoons are everywhere. Some evidence suggests they’re growing smarter from living in an urban world.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. Turfgrass covers more than 40 million acres of land in the continental United States, including lawns, parks, commercial landscapes, sports fields and golf courses. It is the single largest irrigated crop in the nation. Turfgrasses are grass species with…
If the snake you encounter looks perturbed, don’t count solely on head shape when you ID it.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The relationship between parks and crime remains the subject of debate. Some scholars say parks and other urban green spaces prevent violence. When vacant lots and deteriorating urban spaces are transformed into more appealing and useful places for residents,…
Bodega Marine Reserve research coordinator Jackie Sones has worked in or walked on the rocky shores of the North Coast almost every day for the last 15 years. But while she was surveying the reserve for sea stars in mid-June, she saw something new: strips of bleached algae draped across the rocks, like frost, and…
If you ever wander around wanting to know the names of plants and animals around you, Seek, a newly rebuilt app from the iNaturalist team at the California Academy of Sciences, now offers instant identifications through the camera view on a phone. Point your phone’s camera at something alive and Seek will name it at…
Independent, nonprofit environmental journalism connecting people with nature in the San Francisco Bay Area.
