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

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.

Painting by Owen Smith Tens of thousands of years ago, California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains wore upon their shoulders the ancestors of today’s rivers. The waterways flowed down from the highlands to ...

Illustration by Maggie Chiang The gums are mottled tan and brown like chicken bones, crowded together, the spaces between them choked with brush and hung with streamers of bark. Along with the sweet ...

Illustration by Tim Bower To deliberately attract a tick, you need to emulate a large animal—which shouldn’t be that hard because humans are essentially big, lumbering apes. You increase your chances ...

Reckoning in the Central Valley is a collaboration between Bay Nature magazine and KQED Science examining how climate change is laying bare the vulnerabilities of California agriculture. You can find ...

In late October 1769, a group of bedraggled Spanish soldiers arrived overland in the territory of the Quiroste Indians on the San Mateo coast. Motivated by news of the encroaching Russian fur trade, ...

This article has been conserved for you by Sonoma Land Trust. Learn more about our Online Article Conservation Program here. Last winter’s parade of atmospheric river storms raised water levels in the ...

A long string runs up out of the gloom from Berry’s contraption to the Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) boat. There, chemist Michael Welsh is stationed by the on/off switch to wait for tugs ...

Explore: Redwood Forest » The Lime Kiln Trail to Kiln Fire Road is an out-and-back trail, just over 3 miles roundtrip, with mostly level terrain. It’s a pleasant, invigorating walk that follows the ...