How to Recognize Spiders By their Webs - Bay Nature Magazine
WEBSep 29, 2015 · Illustration by Rachel Diaz-Bastin. Orb webs are the classic, wheel-shaped webs that have inspired everyone from engineers to poets to, well, designers of computer networks. They are primarily associated with their namesake, the family Araneidae, commonly known as the orb-weaver spiders, and have …
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WEBAug 20, 2024 · What’s more, they’re environmentally friendly, relaxing, and cheap—a trip from San Francisco to Richmond, for example, costs just $4.50 for a beautiful 35-minute journey. Explore the natural world of Northern California with Bay Nature's in-depth articles, photography, illustration and events.
The Enduring Mystery of Oak Tree "Mast" Years - Bay Nature
WEBJul 5, 2022 · Figure 1. The mean acorn crop of valley oak at Hastings Reservation (mean number of acorns counted per 30 second visual survey), 1980-2021; dashed lines divide years into those where the crop was <25% and >75% of the maximum acorn crop. Divided like this, only 3 of 42 years were “mast” years, while 16 were “medium” and 23 were “poor ...
EBRPD Trails Challenge - Bay Nature
WEBJanuary 2023 marks the 30th anniversary of the Trails Challenge—a beloved annual tradition that helps people of all abilities access the vast East Bay Regional Park District and inspires them to get outside. The Challenge: walk, roll, bike, or ride at least five trails or complete 26.2 miles by December 2023.
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WEBLas Gallinas Valley Birding Loop 310 Smith Ranch Rd, San Rafael, CA, United States. Join Bay Nature and Point Blue for a birding hike along part of the Las Gallinas Valley birding loop on Friday, September 13, 5pm–7pm. This roughly one-mile out-and-back route will take us through restored and to-be-restored tidal marsh, home to dozens ….
ENature.com Website Launch
WEBApr 1, 2002 · Share This: 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 photographic primer on the wildlife common in any area, including birds ...
Big Basin Redwoods State Park Partially Reopens - Bay Nature
WEBJul 21, 2022 · Big Basin State Park is not the lush, shady ancient forest it once was. In August 2020, 97 percent of the old-growth forest nestled in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains burned in the devastating CZU Lightning Complex fire.Eighteen thousand acres burned, and the iconic park visitors center, lodge, staff homes, and other buildings were reduced to ash.
The Complex Lives of Overwintering Shorebirds - Bay Nature
WEBJan 16, 2024 · For a shorebird, if the low tide is at 3 a.m. then dinner can be at 3 a.m. At night you might see marbled godwits, black-bellied plovers, and semipalmated plovers, and sometimes, other species prone to night foraging will turn up, especially willets, dunlins, and dowitchers. This is the life of a shorebird. Their lives can be very complex.
What's a Nature-Based Solution? - Bay Nature
WEBOct 5, 2023 · Nature-based solutions are ways we can use nature to solve some of our biggest societal challenges—like climate-change-driven disasters, sea-level rise, the biodiversity crisis, drought and extreme heat. The term is replacing others (green infrastructure, ecosystem-based management, nature-based shorelines and systems approaches, to name a ...
Introducing the New Bay Nature Membership Program
WEBJan 30, 2024 · Together, we’ll take more hikes to explore habitats and ecosystems. Conduct more forums to speak with experts in the field. And visit more project sites where cutting edge work occurs. If you have any questions about Bay Nature’s new membership program, please write to me at [email protected], call me at (510) 528-8550 x101, or read our ...
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