In These Gardens, New Home Lands Grow
On the blended ecologies that first-generation immigrants tend.
Post Type Archives: Articles
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.
Finding (and Redefining) What’s Edible, With Cindy Li
“You don’t have to go somewhere really far away,” says Li, “to see interesting plants.”
Summer 2025 Almanac: Oatgrass and Opossums
Humans aren’t the only ones who like to travel.
Editor’s Letter: The Explore Issue
This special Explore issue of the magazine is a trove of ideas and information for getting out and recharging your biophilia.
Hairy Woodpeckers: Drilling With Love
For a hairy woodpecker, summer is actually a slight reprieve after a very busy spring of finding and drilling out the perfect hole.
