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 ...

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

"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 / ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An overhead view of the Sargent Ranch property, also called Juristac by the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band. (Teddy Miller, courtesy of POST) In January, Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) purchased a ...

At some point during my decades of watching and researching hawks in the Marin Headlands, I began to notice insects. At first it was butterflies: migrating monarchs, local pipe-vine swallowtails, ...

Perhaps this spring you’ll make it to the coast and find yourself calmed by the waves cresting and crashing ashore, a drama that repeats and repeats. But consider the sea star: relentless pounding as ...

With a little luck we have all found that person, or group of persons, who are regularly game to join, or plan, our outdoor adventures. For me, that friend of almost 30 years, Kristina, is thankfully ...