A Bird's Eye View of San Francisco Bay
Four Stories from the Pacific Flyway

by Gregg Elliott

What makes the Bay such a magnet for shorebirds and waterfowl, hosting more of them than any other Pacific coastal wetland in the U.S.? Looking at some of the Bay's habitats through the eyes of four different species gives us a unique perspective on this avian haven.

From the Oct-Dec 2002 issue
Published October 01, 2002
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Starry, Starry Night
The Lure of the Dark

by Linda Watanabe McFerrin

We humans have evolved to be outside in the daylight. But there are delights awaiting those who venture forth at night. Revel in the cosmic mysteries of the star-filled sky, and open your senses to the shadowy world of nature's night shift.

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Published October 01, 2002
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Ring Around the Bay

San Francisco Bay is our largest open space, yet much of its shoreline has long been off-limits. Twelve years ago, the Bay Trail Project set out to change all that by creating a 400-mile ring of multiuse paths around the Bay. Now half complete, the Bay Trail is fulfilling its promise of increased access to the expansive vistas, rich wildlife habitats, and recreational opportunities of this incomparable estuary.

Special Section in the Oct-Dec 2002 issue
Published October 01, 2002

Letter from the Publisher

by David Loeb

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What, and where, are the oldest rocks in the Bay Area?

by Doris Sloan

From the Oct-Dec 2002 issue
Published October 01, 2002
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Ear to the Ground
News from the conservation community and the natural world

by Sara Marcellino

The Clean Water Act, native plant sales, Mount Diablo, counting birds, aerial photographs, and more...

From the Oct-Dec 2002 issue

Bay Nature Library

16 new books that will help you get to know the natural world around you.

From the Oct-Dec 2002 issue