Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area
Spiderwebs are nature’s most ideal trap. And different web types represent a different evolutionary strategy of ensnaring a meal.
Why are large numbers of seabirds congregating off Point Montara?
The explanation for El Niño has been revealed only slowly, piece by piece over a century, as dedicated researchers in far-flung locations searched for explanations for the droughts and deluges they witnessed.
Temescal Creek flows through concrete culverts from Lake Temescal through the flats of Oakland and Emeryville, into San Francisco Bay—out of sight and largely out of mind. Creek advocates are hoping to change that.
The popular black oystercatcher has been labeled “climate endangered” by Audubon. What does that mean for birds in the Bay Area?
Enormous basking sharks were once common off Monterey, but it’s now very rare to see as many sharks in one place as were reported in July.
Independent, nonprofit environmental journalism connecting people with nature in the San Francisco Bay Area.
