With Bay of Life, Frans Lanting and Christine Eckstrom wanted to go past Monterey Bay’s natural beauty to explore its past, present and possible futures.
Tag: books
Science and Nature
Connect With Nature from Your Home
A social distancing-approved reading list and other indoor nature activities
Art and Design
Mount Diablo, a Story of Place
This is an excerpt from photographer and longtime Bay Nature contributor Stephen Joseph’s new book, Mount Diablo, A Story of Place and Inspiration. The book consists of hundreds of Joseph’s photographs, taken over three years on the mountain, and features essays by local conservation leaders.
Books
The Rising Tide Will Catch Us All Eventually
Rising, by Elizabeth Rush, is an elegant argument that it’s time to retreat from our shoreline.
Books
An Ecopoetry Collection that “Articulates Reality” for California Nature-Lovers
There’s deep joy in articulating reality, the poems in this new collection make clear—the simple reward of seeing the world as it is.
Books
For Beaver Believers, Salvation Lies in a Once-Reviled Rodent
A new book celebrates the great American history — and hopeful future — of beavers.
Kids and Nature
Skip the Elephants and Tigers, These Children’s Books Feature Local Wildlife
With the holidays underway and the kids out of school, now’s a good time to curl up with some reads. Why not make them about California?
Summer Issue 2006
Mount Diablo Resources
Organizations Several local nonprofit organizations work to protect open space on and around Mount Diablo and to inform the public about the natural and cultural history of the area. Save Mount Diablo Save Mount Diablo (SMD) was founded in 1971 … Read more
Fall Issue 2006
Bay Area Resources for Accessible Outdoors
Universal access to nature and recreational activities is a work in progress, and opportunities, though currently somewhat limited, are expanding. Here’s a list of resources.
The Bay, Wildlife
A Guide to Northern California Tidepooling
This story was updated on March 1, 2017. Fitzgerald Marine Reserve is home to some of the most diverse and accessible tidepools in the state, but there are many other good tidepooling destinations along California’s more than 1,000 miles of … Read more
