Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area
Q: I’ve heard of a very large and scary-looking spider that can be found in the Santa Cruz mountains. Should I fear it if I encounter it in the wild?
While ocean acidification research often focuses on its impact on shelled animals such as corals or oysters, research is now showing the extent of the problem it will cause for fish like sharks, salmon, and rockfish.
For the Mountain Institute’s Ed Bernbaum. connecting people to mountains’ spiritual and cultural meaning is the key to protecting them.
The failure of the spring rains this year may have something to do with woodpeckers foraging in Berkeley and San Francisco.
The ever unpopular poison oak is the most colorful plant on Mount Diablo this month, especially in certain places swept clean by the 2013 Morgan Fire.
Advocates say SF is losing its urban forest because of a budget shortfall for tree maintenance.
Independent, nonprofit environmental journalism connecting people with nature in the San Francisco Bay Area.
