Donna Graves couldn’t believe it when she heard that the LGBTQ+ exhibit she created at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond, California, was in jeopardy.

Bay Nature connects the people of the Bay Area to the natural world around them. Find out more about our mission, programs, ...

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 ...

Whitney Grover is a life-long coastal Californian, enthusiastic birder, and lover of the Bay Area’s unique ecology. In 2023 she earned a Master of Science degree in Environmental Management from the ...

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," ...

But no trout or salmon could reach that dream. The last time anyone saw steelhead trout in upstream Alameda Creek, it was 1967 and the Vietnam War was on. Since then, the creek had been clogged with ...

This piece was originally published in KneeDeep Times, a digital magazine featuring stories from the frontlines of climate resilience in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Stepping onto the ...

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 whale of a buffet Before the Blob, only lost humpback whales ended up in the Bay, as they journeyed from baby-making summers off Mexico’s coast to frigid feasts in the Bering Sea. Keener remembers ...