The Golden Hour Restoration Institute has announced plans to offer an applied master restoration certificate.
Ask the Naturalist: What’s That Poking Out of the Ground?
A recent visitor to Los Gatos’ Vasona Park was startled by the appearance of a “mystery rodent”.
Fountain a Watering Hole for Drought-Affected Birds
Where does a thirsty bird go when the drought hits hard?
Q&A With Jose Gonzalez, Founder of Latino Outdoors
A Q&A with Jose Gonzalez, whose group Latino Outdoors works to make nature accessible to everyone.
Ask the Naturalist: Wild Turkey vs. White-Tailed Kite?
The surprise appearance of a wild turkey in another bird’s nest has one reader wondering.
Ask the Naturalist: Shady Bay Area Hikes?
Where to find some shady hikes in our state parks on sunny fall days? Guest naturalist – and BN publisher David Loeb – had some suggestions.
Why Would A Mountain Lion Attack a Child?
“I hear lion attacks are rare. Why would a mountain lion attack a child in the midst of a large group, as we’ve seen in the Santa Cruz Mountains last weekend?”
American Wilderness: Back to the Future in Vallejo
Environmental groups gathered in downtown Vallejo over the weekend to mark the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, to ponder the meaning of the word and to filter the concept through the lenses of California’s diverse communities.
Ask the Naturalist: Wall-to-Wall Blue Jays?
A Berkeley reader asks why he’s seeing so many jays lately.
Ask the Naturalist: Best spots to photograph Bay Area butterflies?
Doesn’t get much better for eye candy than a butterfly on a flower, right?