Hiking For Who You Want to See in Nature
Nick Collins is the leader of 510 Hikers, a weekly hiking group with a mission to diversify the outdoors.
Post Type Archives: Articles
Stitching Nature Together
The project, says artist Liz Harvey, “draws on the past to navigate toward an uncertain but yet hopeful future.”
The Parks That Make Up the East Bay’s Front Line
The East Bay Regional Park District is preparing its parks for climate change.
At Coyote Hills, 300 Acres of Farmland are Transforming
More than 100 different species of birds—from American bitterns to marsh wrens—have visited the native salt grass and sprawling, stubby pickleweed in the newly constructed seasonal wetland.
Local Heroes 2024: Yakuta Poonawalla, Community Hero
Yakuta Poonawalla first hiked in the Himalayas at age 15. “My mother was one of the first people in my life who, when I came back from my treks in...
Local Heroes 2024: Katharyn Boyer, Environmental Educator
At the Estuary and Ocean Science Center, students are learning alongside scientists like Boyer how to save our shorelines.
Local Heroes 2024: Kellyx Nelson, Conservation Action Hero
When she drives down the San Mateo County coast, Kellyx Nelson doesn’t see a piece of land she hasn’t touched. She sees more than 10 dams removed, 500 acres of...
Local Heroes 2024: Naji Lockett, Young Leader
Fallen oak branches, tangles of dense undergrowth, heaps of eucalyptus bark, and packed stands of fir trees cover thousands of acres of public land in the East Bay. Scrambling to...
Spring 2024 Publisher’s Letter: Growing Together
"Bay Nature nourishes those who identify with nature in the San Francisco Bay Area," writes executive director Wes Radez. "From these pages, a community grows."
Dos Rios Is California’s First State Park in 15 Years, and It Has a Lot to Do
Dos Rios Ranch State Park, in the Central Valley, is a test of California’s ability to adapt to the future—and learn from the past.
