Bay Area beavers are making a comeback. Here’s how to recognize they’ve been working in an area.
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Winter Issue 2024
Winter 2024 Editor’s Letter: Nature’s Superpower
“One of nature’s great powers is to provide the metaphors we seek, and in this issue of Bay Nature, I see healing everywhere,” writes editor-in-chief Victoria Schlesinger.
Winter Issue 2024
Believing in the Power of Beavers
California’s beavers have been by turns hunted, protected, and neglected—even parachuted away to distant forests. Today, the embattled rodent is finding new appreciation for its ecological work.
Science and Nature
A River Runs Above Us
In mid-November 2021, a great storm begins brewing in the central Pacific Ocean north of Hawai‘i. Especially warm water, heated by the sun, steams off the sea surface and funnels into the sky. This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online … Read more
Water
Beavers Can Help California’s Environment, But State Policy Doesn’t Help Them
Scientific opinion of beavers has changed over the years, but when it comes to conflict, there’s still not many options.
Fall Issue 2020
Watch the Restoration of a Watershed on Marsh Creek Trail
From Marsh Creek Regional Trail, see some of the newest projects restoring this watershed for salmon, beaver, and tricolored blackbirds.
Books
For Beaver Believers, Salvation Lies in a Once-Reviled Rodent
A new book celebrates the great American history — and hopeful future — of beavers.
Wildlife
Beavers Used to Be Almost Everywhere in California
Beavers used to live across most of California before they were trapped out of existence. But could they be a solution to drought and climate change?
Urban Nature, Wildlife
These beavers know the way to San Jose
In the heart of San Jose, a family of beavers have set up a home. Their arrival marks the first time in 150 years that beavers have been seen in the area.
Fall Issue 2010
Naturalist’s Notebook: Go See the Beavers in Martinez
The town of Martinez has learned to love its beavers, who’ve become famous and opened a whole community to the idea that downtown is even better with a bit of biodiversity.
