Parenting is no joke for our local western snowy plovers. First there’s finding real estate on the San Francisco ...

Wildlife are drawn to the blooms and berries in Susan and Bill Teefy's native garden in Castro Valley. Elijah Nouvelage / ...

Did you know that you an find an echo of the spin of the planet in the sails of the by-the-wind sailors that wash ashore in ...

Nestled in the scenic Marin Headlands is the world’s largest marine mammal hospital, The Marine Mammal Center. Come join Marine Science Sunday, a free and interactive marine science event for all ages ...

"These waves are Valkyries fans!" commented @marcyhelm on Instagram (meaning the hot new Bay Area women's basketball team, not the opera). Jacqueline Quale Prince might have been inspired by a beach ...

Wildlife are drawn to the blooms and berries in Susan and Bill Teefy's native garden in Castro Valley. Elijah Nouvelage / EBMUD When Kathy Kramer first moved to the East Bay from Los Angeles, she ...

The parrots of San Francisco have ancestors from two species that hail from two completely separate parts of South America. Amir Aziz / Bay Nature This San Francisco story begins somewhere along the ...

Many people, including Doug McConnell himself, would say he led a charmed life. And he did, but it came to a close in January 2026 after nearly four years of effort to recover from a debilitating ...

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The San Francisco Bay Area is home to thousands of insect species, from ladybugs overwintering in your walls to hawk moths mistaken for hummingbirds to glowworms lighting up East Bay hillsides after ...

As an independent nonprofit newsroom, Bay Nature relies on the support of readers, members, and donors. Your support helps us tell local nature stories that bring the Bay Area to life.