How to Recognize Spiders By their Webs - Bay Nature Magazine
WEBSep 29, 2015 · Alison Hawkes was a Bay Nature editor from 2011-2017. Before Bay Nature she worked in journalism for more than a decade as a former newspaper reporter turned radio producer turned web editor with each rendition bringing her closer to her dream of covering environmental issues.
The Complex Lives of Overwintering Shorebirds - Bay Nature
WEBJan 16, 2024 · Their lives can be very complex. The long-billed curlew, as the name implies, is another of those long-billed and -necked shorebirds, actually bordering on “elegant” to my eye.
Meet Local Hero Doug McConnell - Bay Nature
WEBMar 30, 2021 · Doug McConnell. (Photo by Jack Uhalde) When a new issue of National Geographic magazine arrived, a young Doug McConnell would pull out the insert map and begin tracing it. He’d outline the countries or states to learn their shape, with a plan to color in places once he’d visited them.
The Cuckoo Wasp: A Gorgeous Parasite - Bay Nature
WEBJul 1, 2012 · Once the female cuckoo wasp succeeds in leaving its eggs in a burrow, the larvae have two survival strategies. Some larvae eat both the host’s larvae and its food items right away; others wait until the host larva eats its food supply and reaches full size, and then they eat the host larva.
Sand Dollars on the Beach and in the Water - Bay Nature
WEBOct 11, 2021 · A live sand dollar is often partially or fully buried in sand. (Photo by Allison J. Gong) If you have walked a beach along the California coast, you’ve probably seen sand dollars washed up.
Look Close for The Blue-Eyed Coyotes of Point Reyes
WEBApr 5, 2022 · In an article in the journal Behavior in 2020, Brooks and several colleagues showed that coyotes in areas with more housing density reacted more “boldly” to human-made novel items such as cameras in places they hadn’t been before. And seven of the coyotes their camera traps observed had some physical anomaly, such as black or brindled fur or white patches, features the paper labeled ...
ENature.com Website Launch
WEBApr 1, 2002 · If you haven’t checked out eNature.com, now’s the time. The website has been acquired by the National Wildlife Federation and offers a tremendous resource and tools for exploring Bay Area nature. Local-Guides on the site provide you with a zip-code-based … Read more
Acorn Woodpeckers in Five Acts - Bay Nature Magazine
WEBSep 16, 2019 · Marissa Ortega-Welch is an award-winning science journalist for KALW public radio in San Francisco, focusing on health and the environment. Her work has been featured on NPR, Latino USA, and Reveal, among other outlets.
How Measure AA Funds are Restoring the Bay - Bay Nature
WEBSep 27, 2020 · For centuries, San Francisco Bay’s wetlands were one of the richest ecosystems in the world. It’s estimated that 250 years ago the Bay was bounded by 200,000 acres of wetlands—lush habitat that provided a home for birds, fish, and other wildlife and that served as the basis of life for the Ohlone people who made, and still make, their home around the Bay.
Believing in the Power of Beavers - Bay Nature
WEBJan 2, 2024 · A beaver poster from [CDFW’s] Outdoor California publication, 1950s.(Courtesy of California Department of Fish and Wildlife) In recent years, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has not allowed beaver relocations, due to concerns about disease or competition, among other factors, says Erin Chappell, Bay Delta regional manager for CDFW.