April-June 2018

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The April-June issue of Bay Nature covers everything from the wild and urban spring hikes to the future of the California state park system. Featured in these pages are also the 2018 recipients of Bay Nature’s local hero awards. Other stories cover San Francisco Bay surf scoters, fire-follower flowers in the North Bay, the upcoming City Nature Challenge, viewing Jupiter, and more.
Cover image by Stephanie Penn

Issue Content

Bay Area Climate Adaptation Collaborative Shutters

by | March 30, 2018

Meet the “Electric Blue Tinfoil” Butterfly

by | March 30, 2018

Why Fires Make Mudflows Worse

by | March 30, 2018

The Most Visited State Park System in the Nation Is Remaking Itself and Wants Your Buy-In

by | March 30, 2018

The City Nature Challenge Returns April 27-30, and It’s Gone Global

by | March 30, 2018

Naturalist’s Notebook: How to Tell Northern California Hawks Apart

by | March 30, 2018

Charismatic Sea Ducks Seem to be Disappearing, But It’s Hard to Say Why

by and | March 30, 2018

What Wildflowers Tell You About the North Bay Fires

by | March 30, 2018

2018 Youth Engagement Local Hero Sandra Corzantes

by | January 18, 2018

Discover the Rare Blooms of Huckleberry Preserve in the East Bay Hills

by | March 30, 2018

What’s New With Jupiter’s Great Red Spot?

by | March 30, 2018

2018 Conservation Action Local Hero Walter Moore

by | January 18, 2018

Watching Wildlife Move Through Sonoma Valley

by | March 30, 2018

Parks Are Our Shared Spaces, and It’s Easy to Take Them for Granted

by | March 30, 2018

2018 Environmental Education Local Hero Lisa Micheli

by | January 18, 2018

San Francisco Nature, Mapped

by | March 30, 2018