Summer 2023 Almanac: Barnacles, Bats, and Berries
This issue's almanac features barnacles, berries, Steller's jays, and more.
Post Type Archives: Articles
The Geology of Lake Merritt, Oakland’s Shimmering Tidal Heart
Our lake is a world-class oddity, an arm of the Bay in the midst of a city. It rises and falls with the daily tides. An inside-out island, a marine...
Get on a Ferry
Ferries are cheap and environmentally friendly. Here are five destinations to help you see the Bay in a new way and get some good brisk salt air.
Tarantula Hawk Wasp Mamas Deliver the Smackdown of the Summer
When it comes to motherhood, it doesn't get much more extreme than tarantula hawk wasp moms, known to duel tarantulas—and win.
The Rewilding of California’s Parched Central Valley
As SGMA deadlines loom, groundwater sustainability agencies, environmental organizations, and farmers in the San Joaquin Valley are scrambling to prepare for a drier future by experimenting with ways to repurpose...
Scientists Are Decoding the Love Language of Pacific Chorus Frogs
For a male frog wanting a mate, it is vitally important to stand out, to be heard in his declarations, for listeners to glean his meaning.
It’s (Metaphorical) Superbloom Season: Summer 2023 Editor’s Letter
"I’ve been reporting on the environment for nearly 30 years, and this is the moment," Victoria Schlesinger writes, "that environmental thinkers have been fighting for since the early 1990s, when...
Historic Money for Bay Area Nature Has Started to Flow. The Challenge? Spending it.
Meet BIL and IRA—two federal bills with forgettable names that belie their enormous potential impact on the environment.
Spring 2023 Editor’s Letter: Guess Who’s Been Named a Bay Area Superhero?
"These are folks who speak with their actions and choices over days, years, and decades, and motivate us all to do the same," writes editor-in-chief Victoria Schlesinger.
