Olympia oysters, whose native range runs from Baja California to southern Alaska, are being enlisted as ecological engineers ...

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When ranchers leave the land, what version of nature takes over? The park and The Nature Conservancy have ambitious restoration plans.

Coast live oaks (Quercus agrifolia) are one of the few oaks that withstand the rugged conditions on California’s coastline. (Matt Tillett via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Environmental Justice With ...

Here to stay? Mats of Eurasian watermilfoil clog waterways in the Tahoe Keys, on Lake Tahoe’s south side. It can regrow from a wisp. (Sonya Bennett-Brandt) Biodiversity What Lies Beneath Can we keep ...

Botany A Lifeline for Three Endangered Wildflowers The Inflation Reduction Act is helping scientists imagine hopeful futures for endangered North Bay wildflower species. It’s been decades since they ...

Bay Nature has just opened nominations for our 2025 Local Hero Awards! Next spring’s event will mark our 15th annual Local Hero Awards and Bay Nature’s 25th anniversary as an organization. We look ...

The city of Ukiah has acquired these mostly fire-starved hills on its western side to protect the watershed and the community alike. (Courtesy of City of Ukiah) Climate Change On the Russian River, a ...

Scientists have schlepped up some silvery blue butterflies, Glaucopsyche lygdamus, from the Monterey area to the Presidio, to stand in for their extinct cousin. (Gayle Laird, California Academy of ...

A group of coho salmon alevin, with intact egg sacks still visible. (Will Boucher) Conservation A Last Best Hope for Coho in the Russian River Now equipped with $8.4 million in federal money, ...

Inspired by the science of beaver wetlands, activists tackle a long-held belief that beavers aren't native to much of California.