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Tag: natural history
History
Y tú, de dónde eres?
After re-learning natural history, an ecologist returns home — and sees something new.
Fall Issue 2019
The New Naturalists
There’s a resurgence in exploring and documenting nature worldwide
Urban Nature
In the Shadow of the Xerces Blue
San Francisco tries to change the conditions that once made it famous for butterfly extinction
The Flying Pansy
Give Your Kids a Butterfly Net
Dramatic insect declines argue for more time outdoors with a collector’s net, not less, writes lepidopterist Liam O’Brien.
Winter Issue 2019
There Are So Many Scorpions
And the Bay Area’s most common species is smaller than your pinkie, has a sting milder than a honeybee’s, is so shy it only hunts on moonless nights and even then is most often seen running away
Essays, The Ocean
What’s In a Scientific Name? A Story.
Scientific names can be a pain. But they’re a way to see the world around us with greater clarity.
Environmental Justice, Essays, Urban Nature
Why I’m Starting a Community College Natural History Program in 2018
What’s the value of dusty old natural history in the modern world? More than you might think, says Brad Balukjian.
Summer Issue 2018
Calling for a Revisionist Natural History
Highlighting the natural histories of communities of color in the Bay Area may help more people feel welcome in the environmental community and sciences.
Urban Nature
This Animal Has Never Been Seen Away From Lake Merritt — But It’s Not From Oakland
A small land crustacean has lived on the beach at Adams Point for a century. It’s never been seen elsewhere in the world. It’s definitely not an Oakland native. Now what?
