Bay Nature connects the people of the Bay Area to the natural world around them. Find out more about our mission, programs, ...

Bay Nature connects the people of the Bay Area to the natural world around them. Find out more about our mission, programs, ...

Susan Kuramoto Moffat has written for the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, and Estuary News ...

This summer, our special Explore issue of the magazine is a trove of ideas and information for recharging your biophilia.

Welcome to Bay Nature’s mini-guide to 25 Bay Area trails in some of our favorite places, ranging from peaks and valleys to redwoods and tidal marshes, described in 25 stories from Bay Nature‘s ...

For nature lovers seeking a challenge, finding a rare snake is deeply rewarding. "Snake hunting is the new birdwatching," ...

But no trout or salmon could reach that dream. The last time anyone saw steelhead trout in upstream Alameda Creek, it was 1967 and the Vietnam War was on. Since then, the creek had been clogged with ...

We shall fight on the beaches Outside the Coliseum’s grounds, ice plant isn’t always welcome. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife lists it rather unambiguously as an “invasive to avoid” in ...

How coastal scrub gave way to grasslands With its cool, clean winds, dense fog and ever-changing skies, Point Reyes was once a place of dense, impenetrable stands of coastal scrub and forested ridges, ...

A volunteer uproots beach wildrye from one dune, to replant on the blowout behind them (San Francisco Recreation and Park Department); A San Francisco Recreation and Park Department truck carries some ...