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 Celebrated Joaquín Murieta - Bay Nature
WEBSep 22, 2021 · Like many California botanists, Bartosh was drawn early in his career to the inner coast range, a rugged mixing zone down the center of the state where desert flowers bloom within a few miles of altitude-loving incense cedars and rare plants seemingly plucked from the lush forests 200 miles to the north.
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
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WEBSome 53 trailheads sprinkle the shoreline of the nine Bay Area counties, to encourage people to explore and enjoy over 500 miles of navigable scenic and environmental splendor on kayaks, kiteboards, dragon boats, and stand-up paddleboards.
Ask the Naturalist: How Does a Spider Make Silk? - Bay Nature
WEBAug 15, 2017 · R.J. Adams is a naturalist, birder, special education teacher, and occasional wildlife guide. He is also the author of UC Press’s field guide Spiders of California and the Pacific Coast States (Author photo by Michelle C. Torres-Grant Photography). Ask the Naturalist is a reader-funded bimonthly column with the California Center for Natural History that answers your questions about the ...
Meet the Rare Dawn Redwood at a Bay Area Park
WEBFeb 4, 2021 · The dawn redwood at Willard Park in Berkeley. (Photo by Hilary Clark) I sit under the redwoods of South Berkeley’s Willard Park to find peace and relief from a deadly pandemic and a divided nation.
In a Changing World, a Biologist Documents the Newt Normal
WEBFeb 9, 2023 · Photos by Anton Sorokin. Text by Emily Sohn.. This story originally appeared in bioGraphic, an independent magazine about nature and regeneration powered by the California Academy of Sciences. Anton Sorokin was hiking in the hills near his home in Berkeley, California, when he came across a pond that was packed full of newts.
The Enduring Mystery of Oak Tree "Mast" Years - Bay Nature
WEBJul 5, 2022 · Variability is only half of masting behavior; the other half is synchrony. If individual trees bore variable acorn crops but asynchronously with each other, the overall number of acorns available might remain constant from year to year, allowing mobile predators like birds to find productive trees and never suffer the cost of a lean year.
Photosynthesis in Leaves That Aren’t Green - Bay Nature
WEBJul 1, 2008 · Q: How does photosynthesis occur in plants that are not obviously green, such as ornamental plum trees with deep purple-colored leaves? [Paul, Santa Cruz] A: Photosynthesis (which literally means “light put together”) is that very elegant chemical process that jump-started … Read more
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.