At Bay Nature, we believe that a deep connection with nature flourishes when we are also connected with each other. Rooted in the unique ecological and cultural landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area ...

Bay Nature’s events connect people with the nature of the San Francisco Bay Area through expert-led talks and hikes that bring our magazine stories to life. These programs offer meaningful, immersive ...

Susan Kuramoto Moffat has written for the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Associated Press, and Estuary News ...

Welcome to Bay Nature ’s mini-guide to 25 Bay Area trails in some of our favorite places, ranging from peaks and valleys to redwoods and tidal marshes, described in 25 stories from Bay Nature ‘s ...

This summer, our special Explore issue of the magazine is a trove of ideas and information for recharging your biophilia.

For nature lovers seeking a challenge, finding a rare snake is deeply rewarding. "Snake hunting is the new birdwatching," ...

How coastal scrub gave way to grasslands With its cool, clean winds, dense fog and ever-changing skies, Point Reyes was once a place of dense, impenetrable stands of coastal scrub and forested ridges, ...

A lot has changed in the last twelve months. Last year, the silvery blue locations were kept relatively secret, out of worry that curious hikers would go off-trail looking for them and disrupt crucial ...

Now, what was already one of the best-funded lakes in the West is getting an extra $17 million to fight its aquatic invaders, from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), via the U.S. Fish and ...