These chinooks are likely hatchery strays. But they are still an ecosystem boon—and flaming-bright symbols of restoration at work.
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Bay Nature
Bay Nature’s Most Popular Stories in 2024
By sheer numbers, we could probably justify making Bay Nature a wholly coyote-themed publication.
Wild Billions
Make Way for Eelgrass: Dilapidated, Unsafe, Toxic Old Pier to Be Removed at Last
East Bay Regional Park District is primed to remove the creosote-treated wood of Richmond’s Ferry Point Pier this year after two years of delays.
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
Wildlife
Meet An Ancient, Amazing Fish in Need of an Image Makeover
Cape Horn is a concrete and earth-filled dam on the upper Eel River in Mendocino County. About 140 miles north of San Francisco, the dam was built in 1907 and blocks the waters of the Eel to form the Van … Read more
Art and Design
How Laura Cunningham Became a Signature Artist for California’s Former Landscapes
What did natural California look like before the arrival of Europeans? Laura Cunningham paints it.
Wildlife
Big Rain Leads to a Big Year for Salmon
Record-breaking rainfall drenched much of the Bay Area in late October and again around Christmas, leading to flooding, power outages, snarled traffic — and a great season for a fish that has had it rough in recent years. For East-Bay … Read more
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.
Water
After Losing Several Key Battles Over Water, Delta Advocates See Hope in the Last Option Remaining: the Law
Is bad news good news for the Bay and Delta’s diminishing flows?
Winter Issue 2020
Winter Almanac 2020: An Illustrated Guide to Northern California Nature
An illustrated guide to Northern California nature
