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 ...
For 25 years, Bay Nature has connected people to the natural world of the San Francisco Bay Area—inspiring curiosity, stewardship, and action. Now it’s time to celebrate what this community has built ...
POST has purchased more than 6,000 acres of oak woodlands near Gilroy, saving it from becoming a sand and gravel mine. It’s ...
My most inspiring bike ride this past year was not on a mountain or in some exotic destination. It was sixteen flat and muddy valley miles under overcast skies.
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Bay Nature is looking for volunteers to act as “sweeps,” or those who walk at the back of the group to ensure all members’ safety. We need sweeps from all over the Bay Area, so don’t hesitate to apply ...
It’s not just that the ding of the text message is reaching me farther into the wilderness, it’s the way my whole view of nature feels like it’s now shaped ...
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, ...
A series on moths and mothing from two Bay Area enthusiasts, Cat Chang and Allen Fish, from our Spring 2026 issue. Best seen on Mount Diablo in mid-spring, when there usually are enough of them flying ...
To start moth-lighting, tack up a white sheet or cloth outside. It could be on a wall or fence, tree or clothesline. I’ve used three types of UV (black) lights: (1) a ruler-size LED light bar that ...
ALLEN FISH: Birders use the term “spark bird” to talk about the species that got them started. Do you have a spark moth? And why are moths exciting for you? CAT CHANG: The omnivorous looper might have ...