Post Type Archives: Articles
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.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Beaver Bingo
Bay Area beavers are making a comeback. Here's how to recognize they've been working in an area.
Why Some Flowers Bloom In the Dead of Summer
Most local annuals and perennials grow and breed in spring and early summer when times are good and water is abundant. Not these weirdos.
Accessible Nature, Beyond the Pavement
New kinds of access to nature are emerging for people with disabilities.
25 Years of Exploring Bay Area Trails
Here's our mini-guide to 25 Bay Area trails in some of our favorite places, along with 25 stories from the Bay Nature archives.
Local Heroes 2025: Avroh Shah, Young Leader
Avroh Shah is fighting for the nature he loves.
Behold the Flamboyant Mating Rituals of Grebes
Western and Clark’s grebes strike rakish figures on Bay Area waters. But for all the attention they command, the secrets of their lives are well-guarded.
