Many people, including Doug McConnell himself, would say he led a charmed life. And he did, but it came to a close in January ...

The parrots of San Francisco have ancestors from two species that hail from two completely separate parts of South America.

The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most biodiverse regions in North America, home to hundreds of bird species, rare mammals, and wildlife found nowhere else on earth. Bay Nature has been ...

To celebrate our 25th anniversary, we compiled the definitive guide to Bay Area hiking, from beginner-friendly walks to multi-day backcountry routes. In partnership with AllTrails. Bay Nature’s events ...

Pastures are visible from a derelict milking barn at the historic D Ranch, founded in 1870 and abandoned after the creation of Point Reyes National Seashore. There’s an ambitious plan to restore these ...

State Route 12 cut to the horizon line of Solano County. Somewhere out of sight lay the small town of Rio Vista and the Delta. But about an hour northeast of San Francisco, midway through southern ...

A crow funeral can happen at any time. Farmers bear witness after shooting unwanted crows in their fields. Powerline workers see them should an unlucky bird zap itself and drop. Occasionally, the ...

Rocky outcroppings and serpentine barrens in the southern Diablo Range, near San Benito Mountain. Joaquín Murieta, both literary hero and historical figure, thrived in California’s rugged Inner Coast ...

A white-headed woodpecker stirs the dawn quiet, hammering at a patch of charred bark stretching 15 feet up the trunk of a ponderosa pine. The first streaks of sun light the tree’s green crown, sending ...

The USFWS proposed monarch butterflies for a federal listing in 2024. The butterflies weather the winter months at Bay Area refuges like Natural Bridges State Beach, pictured. Brian Baer / California ...

Orange pore fungus (Favolaschia claudopus) Alan Rockefeller via iNaturalist, CC BY-SA 4.0 On my very first guided mushroom hike at Joaquin Miller Park, 30 long years ago, I was gobsmacked at the idea ...

Santa Cruz District Superintendent for California State Parks Chris Spohrer, and Amah Mutsun Tribal Band chairman Valentin Lopez stand in Quiroste Valley Cultural Preserve, surrounded by a field of ...