More than a decade ago, Gallardo joined LandPaths, a conservation and environmental education organization based in Santa Rosa. He became manager of a two-acre community garden called Bayer Farm in Santa Rosa’s Roseland. Under Gallardo’s guidance, the garden has flourished as a bridge between worlds.
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Spring Issue 2023
Local Heroes 2023: Blanca Olivia Hernández, Environmental Educator Award
“What if we were all leaders?” says Hernández, director of programs and partnerships at YES Nature to Neighborhoods, a Richmond-based nonprofit. “Because we all have it. It’s in us. It’s a matter of nurturing it, and polishing it, and putting it out in the world.”
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A Warm Welcome to Bay Nature’s New Executive Director and Publisher
A note from Regina Starr Ridley, Bay Nature’s outgoing leader, introducing her successor, Wes Radez.
Fall Issue 2022
Editor’s Letter, Fall 2022: Hellos and Goodbyes
This is a season of change for Bay Nature, as we welcome new people and say goodbye to others who have shaped the magazine.
Fall Issue 2022
Michael Ellis Says Farewell With A Squawk, a Snort and a Whistle
Time to say adieu! I have relished researching and answering the questions that you all have sent in through the years.
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A Hello from Bay Nature’s Half-Civilized New Digital Editor
I hope that like me, you’ll come for the two-headed flatworms, and stay for the satisfying deep-dive journalism about nature and our roles in it.
Summer Issue 2022
Bay Nature Summer 2022 Editor’s Letter: Summer Reading
An introduction to Bay Nature magazine’s summer 2022 print issue.
Spring Issue 2022
Meet Nonette Hanko, Bay Nature’s 2022 Conservation Action Hero
Nonette Hanko helped create the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, then served on its board for 46 years.
Spring Issue 2022
Meet Megan Isadore, Bay Nature’s 2022 Environmental Educator Hero
A little more than a decade ago Megan Isadore founded the River Otter Ecology Project, a nonprofit organization with a mission of engaging the public through education, research, and community science.
Spring Issue 2022
Meet Solwazi Allah, Bay Nature’s 2022 Young Leader Hero
Since 2019, Solwazi Allah has put his desire to protect nature into action with Urban Tilth, a Richmond-based nonprofit focused on urban agriculture, equitable food systems, and watershed restoration.
