Bay Nature’s events connect people with the nature of the San Francisco Bay Area through expert-led talks and hikes that bring our magazine stories to life. These programs offer meaningful, immersive ...

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

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," ...

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 ...

Now, what was already one of the best-funded lakes in the West is getting an extra $17 million to fight its aquatic invaders, from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), via the U.S. Fish and ...

The day after Donald Trump’s re-election, Ann Willis, the California regional director for American Rivers, sent an email to her staff. “We all have to remember that we have all made a commitment to ...