Kate Golden
@meownderthal.bsky.social
Digital editor at @baynature.org
Signal: cormorant.50
reporting, nature, science, art, sailing, cycling, food: that's me
Signal: cormorant.50
reporting, nature, science, art, sailing, cycling, food: that's me
This story by the great
@strangerworks.bsky.social filed under: spiders, spider goats, silkworms, a physicist out of his lane, the HMS Beagle, the US military, Krakatoa, "exquisitely sensitive" leg hairs, and our electric earth.
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@strangerworks.bsky.social filed under: spiders, spider goats, silkworms, a physicist out of his lane, the HMS Beagle, the US military, Krakatoa, "exquisitely sensitive" leg hairs, and our electric earth.
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How Spiders Fly - Bay Nature
Darwin saw them ballooning. Without any wind. Eventually some scientists figured out their electric secret.
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September 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This story by the great
@strangerworks.bsky.social filed under: spiders, spider goats, silkworms, a physicist out of his lane, the HMS Beagle, the US military, Krakatoa, "exquisitely sensitive" leg hairs, and our electric earth.
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@strangerworks.bsky.social filed under: spiders, spider goats, silkworms, a physicist out of his lane, the HMS Beagle, the US military, Krakatoa, "exquisitely sensitive" leg hairs, and our electric earth.
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What's it like working at a public agency that is an absolute drama magnet?
@sbennettbrandt.bsky.social profiles an @thecacoast.bsky.social ecologist who nudges developers to protect (my fave phrase) "the sacred jelly of frog eggs." Lovely.
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@sbennettbrandt.bsky.social profiles an @thecacoast.bsky.social ecologist who nudges developers to protect (my fave phrase) "the sacred jelly of frog eggs." Lovely.
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Job: Coastal Lookout - Bay Nature
Between ambitions and amphibians, an ecologist mediates.
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August 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
What's it like working at a public agency that is an absolute drama magnet?
@sbennettbrandt.bsky.social profiles an @thecacoast.bsky.social ecologist who nudges developers to protect (my fave phrase) "the sacred jelly of frog eggs." Lovely.
baynature.org/2025/08/21/j...
@baynature.org
@sbennettbrandt.bsky.social profiles an @thecacoast.bsky.social ecologist who nudges developers to protect (my fave phrase) "the sacred jelly of frog eggs." Lovely.
baynature.org/2025/08/21/j...
@baynature.org
2016: drunken captain crashes boat into Sonoma beach
2025: rusty hulk finally dug out and hauled off
What on earth took so long?
Here's what.
baynature.org/article/ship...
2025: rusty hulk finally dug out and hauled off
What on earth took so long?
Here's what.
baynature.org/article/ship...
The Epic Saga of the Verna A II, a Shoreline Menace No More - Bay Nature
A derelict fishing vessel has finally been removed from a Sonoma County beach, after nine years. Waiting to do the cleanup more than doubled the cost.
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August 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
2016: drunken captain crashes boat into Sonoma beach
2025: rusty hulk finally dug out and hauled off
What on earth took so long?
Here's what.
baynature.org/article/ship...
2025: rusty hulk finally dug out and hauled off
What on earth took so long?
Here's what.
baynature.org/article/ship...
@tanvidg.bsky.social takes stock for @baynature.org of whether BIL and IRA's impacts on Bay Area nature have lived up to the mega-hopes.
TLDR: They can't claw it all back. 💰
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TLDR: They can't claw it all back. 💰
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Before the Clawbacks, This ‘Freaking Game-Changer’ for Nature Made It Rain - Bay Nature
Trump has pulled back big parts of Biden’s signature climate laws. But BIL and IRA have already awarded at least $1.4 billion to Bay Area nature.
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July 31, 2025 at 11:49 PM
@tanvidg.bsky.social takes stock for @baynature.org of whether BIL and IRA's impacts on Bay Area nature have lived up to the mega-hopes.
TLDR: They can't claw it all back. 💰
baynature.org/article/befo...
TLDR: They can't claw it all back. 💰
baynature.org/article/befo...
I think we need Dark Google Alerts that alert us when federal government pages on a particular topic wink out. Or at least, I need that.
July 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
I think we need Dark Google Alerts that alert us when federal government pages on a particular topic wink out. Or at least, I need that.
All the enviro data that is deeply unsexy, that's collected for years, and then something happens and it is VERY NECESSARY ... and without it you are flying blind? That is the data Trump is threatening. (And, scientists who collect that data, we see you.)
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@tanvi.bsky.social @baynature.org
These Programs Have Monitored Our Waters For Decades. Trump Could Destroy Them. - Bay Nature
“Long-term monitoring isn’t sexy,” says one source. But this data is how we know what is happening to the planet.
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July 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
All the enviro data that is deeply unsexy, that's collected for years, and then something happens and it is VERY NECESSARY ... and without it you are flying blind? That is the data Trump is threatening. (And, scientists who collect that data, we see you.)
@tanvi.bsky.social @baynature.org
@tanvi.bsky.social @baynature.org
There's PFAS in the fish. PFAS is legit scary. Why don't people pay attention to fish consumption advisories?
Well, I get it. Reading this took me back to times when I chose to fish in suspect locales so I could eat something besides lentils. baynature.org/2025/06/24/t... @baynature.org
Well, I get it. Reading this took me back to times when I chose to fish in suspect locales so I could eat something besides lentils. baynature.org/2025/06/24/t... @baynature.org
The People Will Keep Fishing, Despite Forever Chemicals in the Fish - Bay Nature
Bay Area sport fish sampled in a study were tainted with PFAS. But it’s not so easy to persuade anglers to eat less fish.
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June 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM
There's PFAS in the fish. PFAS is legit scary. Why don't people pay attention to fish consumption advisories?
Well, I get it. Reading this took me back to times when I chose to fish in suspect locales so I could eat something besides lentils. baynature.org/2025/06/24/t... @baynature.org
Well, I get it. Reading this took me back to times when I chose to fish in suspect locales so I could eat something besides lentils. baynature.org/2025/06/24/t... @baynature.org
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🧵 THREAD: Introducing COYOTE Media Collective
11 Bay Area journalists are launching a worker-owned newsroom because we're tired of corporate control sapping all the joy out of journalism.
Independent Bay Area journalism—with a BITE 🐺 1/4
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11 Bay Area journalists are launching a worker-owned newsroom because we're tired of corporate control sapping all the joy out of journalism.
Independent Bay Area journalism—with a BITE 🐺 1/4
givebutter.com/coyotemedia
Launch Coyote Media Collective
A new alt-weekly-style publication is hitting the Bay Area
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June 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🧵 THREAD: Introducing COYOTE Media Collective
11 Bay Area journalists are launching a worker-owned newsroom because we're tired of corporate control sapping all the joy out of journalism.
Independent Bay Area journalism—with a BITE 🐺 1/4
givebutter.com/coyotemedia
11 Bay Area journalists are launching a worker-owned newsroom because we're tired of corporate control sapping all the joy out of journalism.
Independent Bay Area journalism—with a BITE 🐺 1/4
givebutter.com/coyotemedia
Great yarn from @tanvidg.bsky.social about how 20 MILES of creek will be opened up to fish after DECADES! (And meet the fellow whose baby this has been for so many years.)
Thinking of all those who take on enviro projects that seem almost impossible at the start.
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Thinking of all those who take on enviro projects that seem almost impossible at the start.
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After 28 Years, Alameda Creek Opens Up To Fish - Bay Nature
The last fish barrier is falling—a watershed moment, if you will.
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June 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Great yarn from @tanvidg.bsky.social about how 20 MILES of creek will be opened up to fish after DECADES! (And meet the fellow whose baby this has been for so many years.)
Thinking of all those who take on enviro projects that seem almost impossible at the start.
baynature.org/article/afte...
Thinking of all those who take on enviro projects that seem almost impossible at the start.
baynature.org/article/afte...
One of the coolest details about @tanvidg.bsky.social's outing with a field recordist is that a mic placed on a redwood produced this persistent low rumble—she thought maybe the sounds of fluid running through the tree. The sound of its lifeblood!? Does anyone know? baynature.org/2025/06/12/t...
The Man Who Records the Nature Sounds We Meditate To - Bay Nature
A soundscape recordist is an escape artist.
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June 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
One of the coolest details about @tanvidg.bsky.social's outing with a field recordist is that a mic placed on a redwood produced this persistent low rumble—she thought maybe the sounds of fluid running through the tree. The sound of its lifeblood!? Does anyone know? baynature.org/2025/06/12/t...
At last, we did it. We managed to publish a sports story at @baynature.org.
Pitch-perfect writing by the great Ted Trautman and photos to match from Florence Middleton. Deepest thanks to these two for making my editing summer more fun.
baynature.org/2025/06/05/w...
Pitch-perfect writing by the great Ted Trautman and photos to match from Florence Middleton. Deepest thanks to these two for making my editing summer more fun.
baynature.org/2025/06/05/w...
We’ve Lost the A’s, But At Least We Still Have This Invasive Succulent - Bay Nature
The ice plant become an unlikely symbol of Oakland pride—at least for A’s fans. But its symbolism is deeply counterintuitive.
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June 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
At last, we did it. We managed to publish a sports story at @baynature.org.
Pitch-perfect writing by the great Ted Trautman and photos to match from Florence Middleton. Deepest thanks to these two for making my editing summer more fun.
baynature.org/2025/06/05/w...
Pitch-perfect writing by the great Ted Trautman and photos to match from Florence Middleton. Deepest thanks to these two for making my editing summer more fun.
baynature.org/2025/06/05/w...
The park and its partners aren't saying much beyond what's in the published docs—so @lisamkrieger.bsky.social dug through docs and talked to experts to find out what's next for Point Reyes. There's a grand vision ... and it's far from guaranteed.
New on @baynature.org
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New on @baynature.org
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Point Reyes, After the Cattle - Bay Nature
When ranchers leave the land, what version of nature takes over? The park and The Nature Conservancy have ambitious restoration plans.
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May 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The park and its partners aren't saying much beyond what's in the published docs—so @lisamkrieger.bsky.social dug through docs and talked to experts to find out what's next for Point Reyes. There's a grand vision ... and it's far from guaranteed.
New on @baynature.org
baynature.org/2025/05/15/p...
New on @baynature.org
baynature.org/2025/05/15/p...
Good luck, little butterflies! No presh.
Some hopeful news amid the turmoil, from @strangerworks.bsky.social for @baynature.org 🌎https://baynature.org/2025/05/01/survival-of-the-flittest-relocated-butterflies-are-spotted-in-san-francisco/
Some hopeful news amid the turmoil, from @strangerworks.bsky.social for @baynature.org 🌎https://baynature.org/2025/05/01/survival-of-the-flittest-relocated-butterflies-are-spotted-in-san-francisco/
Survival of the Flittest: Relocated Butterflies Are Spotted in San Francisco - Bay Nature
At a recent release, volunteers help a new batch of silvery blues adjust to city life.
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May 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Good luck, little butterflies! No presh.
Some hopeful news amid the turmoil, from @strangerworks.bsky.social for @baynature.org 🌎https://baynature.org/2025/05/01/survival-of-the-flittest-relocated-butterflies-are-spotted-in-san-francisco/
Some hopeful news amid the turmoil, from @strangerworks.bsky.social for @baynature.org 🌎https://baynature.org/2025/05/01/survival-of-the-flittest-relocated-butterflies-are-spotted-in-san-francisco/
From @tanvidg.bsky.social on @baynature.org: answers on #CAProp4 timelines, what work it funds, what could change in the state budget process, which agencies to ask for money (there are more than 30!), etc.
Let us know of other questions!
#servicejournalism
baynature.org/article/how-...
Let us know of other questions!
#servicejournalism
baynature.org/article/how-...
How (and When) Can You Get Your Hands On California’s Climate Bond? - Bay Nature
After L.A. wildfires and Trump cuts, Prop 4’s $10 billion for climate adaptation will be even more important—and competitive. Here’s what you need to know.
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April 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
From @tanvidg.bsky.social on @baynature.org: answers on #CAProp4 timelines, what work it funds, what could change in the state budget process, which agencies to ask for money (there are more than 30!), etc.
Let us know of other questions!
#servicejournalism
baynature.org/article/how-...
Let us know of other questions!
#servicejournalism
baynature.org/article/how-...
A small community in the #SFBayArea refinery corridor had barely gotten a big IRA-funded project off the ground before the money was frozen. Then unfrozen. And frozen again.
Nice work from @rileyramirez.bsky.social.
Now on @baynature.org, via @richmondside.bsky.social
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Nice work from @rileyramirez.bsky.social.
Now on @baynature.org, via @richmondside.bsky.social
baynature.org/article/trum...
Trump’s EPA Suspends $19M North Richmond Environmental Justice Grant—Again - Bay Nature
EPA says it’s proud of axing grants to save money.
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March 19, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A small community in the #SFBayArea refinery corridor had barely gotten a big IRA-funded project off the ground before the money was frozen. Then unfrozen. And frozen again.
Nice work from @rileyramirez.bsky.social.
Now on @baynature.org, via @richmondside.bsky.social
baynature.org/article/trum...
Nice work from @rileyramirez.bsky.social.
Now on @baynature.org, via @richmondside.bsky.social
baynature.org/article/trum...
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Apparently, when life gives you voles, that's what you eat.
📷 by @sonjawild.bsky.social/UC Davis
🖋️ Vishal Subramanyan
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📷 by @sonjawild.bsky.social/UC Davis
🖋️ Vishal Subramanyan
baynature.org/2025/03/06/e...
Even Ground Squirrels Got In On the Vole Feast Last Summer - Bay Nature
For the first time, scientists documented concerted carnivory by California ground squirrels. But why were there so many voles?
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March 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Apparently, when life gives you voles, that's what you eat.
📷 by @sonjawild.bsky.social/UC Davis
🖋️ Vishal Subramanyan
baynature.org/2025/03/06/e...
📷 by @sonjawild.bsky.social/UC Davis
🖋️ Vishal Subramanyan
baynature.org/2025/03/06/e...
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Was thinking last night that laid-off journalists should really consider running for office. You know the issues. You can communicate. You know the importance of a free press and the dangers of social media oligarchs. You understand how to localize national issues. You know how to place stories.
One thing you can do today to make a difference: Take the first step in considering a run for office. Look up what offices are available & up at your address. runforwhat.net
February 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Was thinking last night that laid-off journalists should really consider running for office. You know the issues. You can communicate. You know the importance of a free press and the dangers of social media oligarchs. You understand how to localize national issues. You know how to place stories.
How much do words (specifically:
diversity, equity, inclusion, justice) matter?
TLDR: not as much as actions, environmental groups say.
Great work from @tanvidg.bsky.social for @baynature.org baynature.org/article/with...
diversity, equity, inclusion, justice) matter?
TLDR: not as much as actions, environmental groups say.
Great work from @tanvidg.bsky.social for @baynature.org baynature.org/article/with...
With Trump’s War on DEI, Local Environmental Organizations Rethink Diversity Commitments - Bay Nature
Some organizations are doubling down on DEI. Others are taking down words that could get them in trouble.
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February 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
How much do words (specifically:
diversity, equity, inclusion, justice) matter?
TLDR: not as much as actions, environmental groups say.
Great work from @tanvidg.bsky.social for @baynature.org baynature.org/article/with...
diversity, equity, inclusion, justice) matter?
TLDR: not as much as actions, environmental groups say.
Great work from @tanvidg.bsky.social for @baynature.org baynature.org/article/with...
@jennifermolidor.bsky.social Love that you are compiling Bay Area writer & nature writer starter packs. Thanks for doing that work. Consider adding me, please? I edit and write at @baynature.org
February 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
@jennifermolidor.bsky.social Love that you are compiling Bay Area writer & nature writer starter packs. Thanks for doing that work. Consider adding me, please? I edit and write at @baynature.org
I wrote about wind for @baynatureinstitute.bsky.social: how to gauge speed from visual cues. You too can learn! Also, I painted the Beaufort wind scale.
I find it satisfying to know this 200-year-old scale is still fresh (like a breeze—Force 5!). baynature.org/article/how-...
I find it satisfying to know this 200-year-old scale is still fresh (like a breeze—Force 5!). baynature.org/article/how-...
How to Read the Wind Like a Sailor - Bay Nature
On land, we can usually afford to ignore the wind. Not so in a small sailboat where the wind is your boss.
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February 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I wrote about wind for @baynatureinstitute.bsky.social: how to gauge speed from visual cues. You too can learn! Also, I painted the Beaufort wind scale.
I find it satisfying to know this 200-year-old scale is still fresh (like a breeze—Force 5!). baynature.org/article/how-...
I find it satisfying to know this 200-year-old scale is still fresh (like a breeze—Force 5!). baynature.org/article/how-...
Some ideas for coping, at a time when DEI efforts are being erased across the country. New perspective in @baynatureinstitute.bsky.social
baynature.org/2025/02/11/h...
baynature.org/2025/02/11/h...
How to Find Your People: Join a Bay Area Affinity Group - Bay Nature
If you're seeking people to hang out with who share your affinities across race and ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexuality and beyond—here's a list of Bay Area environment-related affinity ...
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February 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Some ideas for coping, at a time when DEI efforts are being erased across the country. New perspective in @baynatureinstitute.bsky.social
baynature.org/2025/02/11/h...
baynature.org/2025/02/11/h...
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this is the beginning of this story. what this means for our landscapes and worlds is only just becoming visible. open to any and all tips on what’s happening to you - email tanvi@baynature.org and DM for my signal
February 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
this is the beginning of this story. what this means for our landscapes and worlds is only just becoming visible. open to any and all tips on what’s happening to you - email tanvi@baynature.org and DM for my signal
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the federal government is in turmoil. what does that mean for bay area conservation and communities? reporting for @baynatureinstitute.bsky.social: baynature.org/article/trum...
Trump Turmoil Is Already Affecting Bay Area Conservation Work - Bay Nature
Grant funding from BIL and IRA, Biden’s signature climate laws, has been frozen. “We’re in a biodiversity meltdown,” says butterfly scientist Stu Weiss. “We don’t have time for these kinds of delays.”
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February 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
the federal government is in turmoil. what does that mean for bay area conservation and communities? reporting for @baynatureinstitute.bsky.social: baynature.org/article/trum...
Layoffs: none yet that we've heard, but they're being considered. Work stoppages: yes, including critical seasonal work affecting endangered species. Fear: widespread. @baynatureinstitute.bsky.social baynature.org/article/trum...
Trump Turmoil Is Already Affecting Bay Area Conservation Work - Bay Nature
Grant funding from BIL and IRA, Biden’s signature climate laws, has been frozen. “We’re in a biodiversity meltdown,” says butterfly scientist Stu Weiss. “We don’t have time for these kinds of delays.”
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February 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Layoffs: none yet that we've heard, but they're being considered. Work stoppages: yes, including critical seasonal work affecting endangered species. Fear: widespread. @baynatureinstitute.bsky.social baynature.org/article/trum...
Such effervescent writing makes a difficult topic (invasives that may be impossible to eradicate) go down easy.
And Sonya, being Sonya, insisted on putting her face in the lake—she took the spooky photos!
@baynatureinstitute.bsky.social @sbennettbrandt.bsky.social baynature.org/article/what...
And Sonya, being Sonya, insisted on putting her face in the lake—she took the spooky photos!
@baynatureinstitute.bsky.social @sbennettbrandt.bsky.social baynature.org/article/what...
What Lies Beneath - Bay Nature
Can we keep Lake Tahoe's aquatic invaders at bay?
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January 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Such effervescent writing makes a difficult topic (invasives that may be impossible to eradicate) go down easy.
And Sonya, being Sonya, insisted on putting her face in the lake—she took the spooky photos!
@baynatureinstitute.bsky.social @sbennettbrandt.bsky.social baynature.org/article/what...
And Sonya, being Sonya, insisted on putting her face in the lake—she took the spooky photos!
@baynatureinstitute.bsky.social @sbennettbrandt.bsky.social baynature.org/article/what...