Song of the Meadowlark in Solano County
January 08, 2013 by Aleta George
The Solano Land Trust’s King-Swett Ranches are great destinations for Solano County hiking: amazing views and a sense of seclusion in between Benicia, Vallejo, and Fairfield.
About
Writer Aleta George trained as a Jepson Prairie docent in 2009. In addition to writing Bay Nature's Ear to the Ground column, she has written for Smithsonian, High Country News, and the Los Angeles Times.
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A docent and a dream at King-Swett Ranches
December 17, 2012 by Aleta George
Docents help bring many Bay Area parks alive to the public. No where is that more true than the King-Swett Ranches outside of Vallejo, where Jim Walsh leads tours into areas otherwise inaccessible to the public.
Will this year’s good ocean conditions last?
November 15, 2012 by Aleta George
The first thing we heard was the exhalation of the animal,” says marine ecologist Kirsten Lindquist about the blue whale …
Bob Berner, Protecting Marin Farms for 28 Years
November 13, 2012 by Aleta George
Bob Berner, the founding director of the Marin Agricultural Land Trust, is retiring at the end of 2012, but not before protecting fully half of West Marin’s farmland.
Deciding the Fate of Searsville Dam
November 07, 2012 by Aleta George
San Franciscans voted in a landslide against an effort to study the removal of Hetch Hetchy. A few dozen miles south, at Stanford, another campaign aims to remove the much smaller Searsville Dam, which blocks steelhead spawning while also creating wetland habitat.
Fight for Daly City Dunes
October 26, 2012 by Aleta George
Remnant dunes in Daly City hint at the long-lost sands of San Francisco. And the folks at San Bruno Mountain Watch would like to keep it that way, despite proposals to build houses here.
Volunteers Stick to it at Suisun Marsh
October 12, 2012 by Aleta George
On a 21-foot aluminum boat floating in Suisun Marsh, Amanda Schwabe heaves up the otter trawl as Cesar Morales coils …
First-ever Solano County flora in the works
July 01, 2012 by Aleta George
Two local botanists are at work on a multi-year project to create the first-ever Solano County flora — a record of all the native plants that grow there.
Alameda Terns Finally Get A Refuge
July 01, 2012 by Aleta George
After years of discussion, agitation, and debate, a final deal is in the works to make a permanent Alameda Wildlife Refuge for the endangered California least terns that nest on a former naval base.
Happy Plants on New Presidio Dunes
July 01, 2012 by Aleta George
Recent dune restoration at the southwestern edge of the Presidio has worked wonders for native plants.
