Stories of the birds and the beasts, plus plants, protists, and fungi. The whales versus the crabbers, a shortage of seeds, an unexpected lake, kelp babies; dirt bikers, vaxxed condors, the strange feet of coots. All here.
Apparently Coyotes Can Climb Trees
Or at least there’s one in Moraga that can, as this video shows.
2023 Contra Costa County Creek and Watershed Symposium
The Contra Costa Resource Conservation District (CCRCD) invites all creek enthusiasts, watershed advocates, wildlife supporters, conservationists, students, and interested community members to attend this event! The theme of this year’s Symposium, Intergenerational Watershed Stewardship, seeks to open an inclusive and … Read more
After 2022’s Fatal Algal Bloom, Scientists Fear the Bay’s Sturgeon Could Go Extinct
At Point Pinole, 21 sturgeon carcasses––some more than seven feet long––lay strewn along a mile-long stretch of beach in late August 2022, baking in the relentless heat. It was the peak of the largest harmful algal bloom on record in … Read more
Ethical Wildlife Photography Makes for Better Wildlife Photos
Taking better pictures means empathizing with wild animals, writes photographer Sarah Killingsworth
See the Long-Tailed Weasel in Half Moon Bay
Half Moon Bay is a great place to see an elusive small carnivore.
The City Nature Challenge, Modified, Returns
The global species-finding competition returns on April 24, minus the competition.
Who’s Knocking at Your Back Door in the Night? Probably Raccoons.
Urban raccoons are everywhere. Some evidence suggests they’re growing smarter from living in an urban world.
Traffic Is Driving A Newt Massacre in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Citizen scientists tracking roadkill on Alma Bridge Road have counted an astonishing number of dead newts this season.
Our Favorite Bay Nature Photos of 2018
Favorite pictures published in Bay Nature in 2018, from the Bay Nature editors.