Now open to all: 1,500 acres of oak woodlands in Solano County, at Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space Park.

With the arrival of January, Bay Nature begins its 25th year of publication. Can you believe it? Twenty-five years. That is a ...

Former National Park Service wildlife biologist Matt Lau highlights the Point Reyes snowy plover population. Learn about their ecology and natural history, as well as conservation efforts, the ongoing ...

As Karen Swaim drove through the night in the North Livermore Valley, the California tiger salamander emerged from the dark shining under her headlights: stubby-legged and gleaming obsidian, with ...

We’re tracking what nature projects have been funded so far in our area—like an experimental kelp-forest restoration, major upgrades to the Presidio, and a battle against Tahoe invasives. (Help us add ...

« Jack London State Historic Park kicks off the new year with 12th Annual First Day Hike Free Docent Tours at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden » ...

Bay Nature connects the people of the San Francisco Bay Area to our natural world and motivates people to solve problems with nature in mind.

The Mission blue butterfly takes its name from San Francisco — the original population was discovered on Twin Peaks, at the time considered part of the Mission — and is the city’s only endangered ...

« Science Is A Piece of Cake: California Forests Volunteer at The Secret Garden » ...

ON A WARM SEPTEMBER AFTERNOON IN 1962, a 14-year-old boy named Jim Carlton scrambled down through thick brush onto the exposed muddy shoreline of Adams Point on Lake Merritt. The small beach was quiet ...

Since 2011, Bay Nature Institute has been honoring remarkable local conservation and nature leaders and activists at our annual Local Hero Awards. We recognize these heroes and their organizations in ...