It terns out they may be here to stay. Seriously. Like thousands of them at Crissy Lagoon. David Assmann Elegant terns, ...
Kent served the East Bay Regional Park District for more than 50 years. He died July 14, 2026.
California’s clean air, clean water, and wildlife are under attack. Even as the Trump administration takes aggressive action ...
The Sept. 8 burn went well—the fire stayed where it was supposed to, nobody got hurt. But the smoke made trouble when it traveled. Cal Fire Angel Island might be one of the hardest places in ...
Big Slurpee, tiny straw: The view from a restored part of Tolay Creek, south of State Route 37 and Sears Point Road, looking north. A tiny orange tendril heads under the highway at the Tolay Creek ...
These stories are supported by the March Conservation Fund. As a Bay Area urban designer for four decades, I’m often called to design homes that are hardened against fire, which includes thinking ...
A blackpoll warbler at the Farallones. Researchers used feather isotopes to look into the origins of six species of warbler visitors to the islands. Jim Tietz / Point Blue Conservation Science Some ...
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation found pet pesticides in the state’s surface waters. Topical flea and tick products going down the drain and ending up in wastewater when pets are ...
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 ...