Olympia oysters, whose native range runs from Baja California to southern Alaska, are being enlisted as ecological engineers ...

A glider surfaces in its mission collecting ocean data. (Courtesy of Instrument Development Group, Scripps Institution of Oceanography) Climate Change These Programs Have Monitored Our Waters For ...

Donna Graves couldn’t believe it when she heard that the LGBTQ+ exhibit she created at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond, California, was in jeopardy.

When ranchers leave the land, what version of nature takes over? The park and The Nature Conservancy have ambitious restoration plans.

Here to stay? Mats of Eurasian watermilfoil clog waterways in the Tahoe Keys, on Lake Tahoe’s south side. It can regrow from a wisp. (Sonya Bennett-Brandt) Biodiversity What Lies Beneath Can we keep ...

Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Kyle Tansley) Biodiversity A Sapsucker Superspecies Is Evolving In Our Midst The family tree for these woodpecker family members has gotten rather complicated.

Protecting the Land Through Partnerships In late August 2024, we gathered with our partners in the Solano Land Trust and Solano County to open the park and celebrate our collective efforts to preserve ...

Conservation How Local Conservationists Are Planning for the Trump Era Prop. 4’s $10 billion for climate adaptation is one blessing. Another is money that can’t be unspent.

Bay Nature has just opened nominations for our 2025 Local Hero Awards! Next spring’s event will mark our 15th annual Local Hero Awards and Bay Nature’s 25th anniversary as an organization. We look ...

For the first time in history, black bears are living in North Bay counties, occupying an ecological niche once filled by grizzlies.

A foggy winter afternoon in Archer Taylor Preserve’s Far Meadow. (Guananí Gómez-Van Cortright) Exploration A Lush Gem Nestled on Napa Valley’s Slopes Napa County’s Archer Taylor Preserve offers ...

Climate Change Mud-Starved Wetlands Get a Meal, At Last With Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, the Bay’s wetlands are finally getting some precious muck. Why have we been dumping it offshore?