How to Recognize Spiders By their Webs - Bay Nature Magazine
WEBSep 29, 2015 · Learn how spiders use different types of silk to create webs that catch prey in various ways. Orb webs, tangled webs, woolly webs and sheet webs are some of the main web designs and each has its own features and strategies.
Not Just a Pretty Face - Bay Nature
WEBOct 1, 2018 · Learn how the banana slug, the mascot of UC Santa Cruz, is one of the weirdest animals on earth, with a complex genital structure and a mysterious evolutionary history. Discover how scientists have revised the taxonomy of California banana slugs based on genetic testing and field observations.
Behind the Name in the East Bay Regional Parks - Bay Nature
WEBSep 16, 2019 · Learn how some of the places and features in the East Bay Regional Park District got their names, from historical figures to natural phenomena. Discover the stories behind Judge John Sutter Regional Shoreline, Dotson Family Marsh, and more.
How to Enjoy a Fall Taste of Bay Laurel - Bay Nature
WEBOct 17, 2016 · Learn about the uses, benefits, and threats of California bay laurel, a native tree with aromatic leaves and edible seeds. Find out how to forage, roast, and cook with bay nuts, and how to avoid sudden oak death.
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.
ENature.com Website Launch
WEBApr 1, 2002 · Learn how eNature.com, a website for exploring Bay Area nature, was acquired by the National Wildlife Federation and offers local-guides, wildlife habitat planner, and more. Read the article from Bay Nature magazine, a regional magazine for environmental literacy.
A Natural History of Oakland’s Lake Merritt - Bay Nature
WEBJan 1, 2001 · Learn how Lake Merritt, the nation’s largest body of salt water within a city limit, evolved from a swampy slough to a wildlife refuge and a civic gem. Discover the lake’s history, ecology, and wildlife through the seasons and the eyes of a local writer.
Fall is the Season When Garden Spiders Live Large - Bay Nature
WEBAug 29, 2008 · Look in your backyard right now, and there's a decent chance you'll see the ornate webs of our local orbweaver spiders. After feeding on insects all spring and summer, banded garden spiders and yellow garden spiders get big and very noticeable in fall, just before they lay their eggs and die.
Native Son
WEBApr 1, 2010 · The Pacific Coast of North America has only one species of native turtle: the western pond turtle. Just 80 years ago, a naturalist found more than 100 of these creatures thriving along an unremarkable stretch of a local creek. Today, a similar survey turns up a fraction of that, as natives compete with plentiful escaped pet turtles and other exotics. But a new conservation plan could tip that ...
“Plain” Cabbage White Butterflies are Anything but Ordinary
WEBJun 27, 2018 · The cabbage white’s white wings reflect ultraviolet light, which we can’t see but the butterflies can. To our eyes the butterflies seem plain, drab, vanilla—but to each other, females are a gentle lavender and males shine with a deep royal purple.