A blackpoll warbler at the Farallones. Researchers used feather DNA to look into the origins of six species of warbler ...

Cheryl Patel, field investigator & community science coordinator at Baykeeper (far left) leads the HABs monitoring with volunteers at Alameda Waterfront Park in Alameda. Amir Aziz/Bay Nature In 2022, ...

Voting season is here—for bees! Until September 8th, folks can vote for their choice of state bee. Picking a native ...

Pesticides used in common over-the-counter topical tick and flea treatments have been found in Bay Area wastewater effluent ...

This story contains graphic descriptions and depictions of carnivory. It’s a sleepy, sunny July day in the meandering wetlands of Elkhorn Slough, outside of Moss Landing in Monterey Bay, and a gaggle ...

August 13, 2026: As forecasts have changed, we’ve updated the text to indicate that a “very strong” El Niño for this fall and winter is almost certain. The Climate Prediction Center is also now ...

After decades mapping municipal streetlights, Rick Staychock could see that artificial intelligence would soon come for his job. At 56, he decided to pivot. Now, Staychock has turned towards a field ...

Michael Herz and Kate Josephs decided that to make their podcast about the San Francisco Bay, it would be best for them to live upon the San Francisco Bay. Amir Aziz / Bay Nature Four years ago, ...

Sage Ono peeks into a small pool on Swamp Creek, in search of rare McCloud River redband trout. Sage Ono It’s hard to imagine a more scenic place to be devoured by mosquitoes than wildflower-speckled ...

California Forever has announced plans for a 7,500 acre shipyard along 6.5 miles of undeveloped riverbank in the Montezuma Hills. It would be the largest greenfield shipyard in recent memory in the ...

This piece was originally published in KneeDeep Times, a digital magazine featuring stories from the frontlines of climate resilience in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Illegal deforestation.

This story was originally published in the Point Reyes Light, a weekly newspaper serving western Marin County since 1948. The 150 miles of trails at the Point Reyes National Seashore nearly all began ...