During the Bay Area’s damp winters, we can’t afford to be fair-weather hikers. Fortunately, some hikes in the Bay Area are ...

In 1941, two UC Berkeley graduate students recorded 31 species living in a mussel bed on Dillon Beach. In 2019, PhD candidate ...

Grass Pulling = “I threaten you!” Silent Squat = “I am actively ignoring you.” Choking = “We want this place.” Head Toss = “Regurgitate food for me.” Welcome to western gull (Larus occidentalis) speak ...

In the shallows of south Lake Tahoe, diver Brandon Berry is slurping up clouds of algae with an underwater vacuum cleaner. Snorkeling above, I can hear his Darth Vader breaths better than I can see ...

At midday, the surface of the Cosumnes River mirrors a bluebird sky. The oak forest hoods the water on either side. Though it’s quiet, life is in motion: a belted kingfisher flashes past in search of ...

Crab season aboard Khevin Mellegers’ boat, the Areona. This spring was his second time trying out experimental “pop-up” crab pots. (Courtesy of Khevin Mellegers) The first time Half Moon Bay crabber ...

« GUIDED NATURE WALK Surviving the Wild” theme announced for Jack London State Historic Park’s 10th Annual Young Writers Contest » « GUIDED NATURE WALK Surviving the Wild” theme announced for Jack ...

Deep in the shadows of redwood understory, when winter rains still drip on the mosses and ferns, an unusual flower heralds the beginning of the blooms—a sort of “flower new year” before spring. It ...

« Winged Migration Expo – Mare Island Vallejo Climate Action Workshop- Wednesday Team » Bay Nature connects the people of the San Francisco Bay Area to our natural world and motivates people to solve ...

« Winged Migration Expo – Mare Island Vallejo Surviving the Wild” theme announced for Jack London State Historic Park’s 10th Annual Young Writers Contest » « Winged Migration Expo – Mare Island ...

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