Bay Nature cleaned up nicely in the science and environment categories at SPJ NorCal. Here's a little backstory on our winners.

These chinooks are likely hatchery strays. But they are still an ecosystem boon—and flaming-bright symbols of restoration at work.

The first update to a local State of the Birds report in 14 years shows restoration working—and some puzzling declines.

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. The 2025 State of Our ...

The first attempts to restore Mendocino’s streams for coho and other salmon began in the 1960s. Decades of logging in the ...

A perfect camping spot cleanses the soul—provided the soul can survive the despair-inducing project of actually booking the campsite. Two-thirds of campers in West Coast states now struggle to book ...