Fall 2025 Almanac: Blond Tarantulas and Beavers
Life during fall brings with it a little bit of whimsy, the cerulean sky, and a shimmer of promise.
Post Type Archives: Articles
Editor’s Letter: Notes From Bay Nature’s Long-Haulers
Notes from the special subspecies of readers who have been with us all 25 years of publishing—all 100 issues.
Dorothea Lange, Water Prophet
Dorothea Lange's water photography asks: How do we create systems that let us live justly with one another and the earth?
Walking in John Muir’s Footsteps at Alhambra Hills Open Space
Once slated for homes, now open to hikers
In These Gardens, New Home Lands Grow
On the blended ecologies that first-generation immigrants tend.
First Cotoni-Coast Dairies Trails Opening At Last
Explore sweeping coastal prairies, redwood forests, and oak woodlands at a new national monument near Santa Cruz
Unburned: An Investigation
To protect the Plumas National Forest and its communities from the next megafire, the Forest Service plans to burn it—intentionally. Can $274 million do the job?
Malcolm Margolin’s Beautiful Life
One of the Bay Area's master storytellers retires.
Swimming Together in San Francisco Bay
No one comes out of the cold water in a bad mood.
Hither and Slither: How to Find Bay Area Snakes
For nature lovers seeking a challenge, finding a rare snake is deeply rewarding. "Snake hunting is the new birdwatching," says one expert.
