Most rural California state parks have languished in obscurity, but Anderson Marsh has been buoyed by those who value its history.
Threatened with closure, Anderson Marsh gains new lease on life
June 27, 2013 •
Christine Sculati
Christine Sculati is a Bay Nature contributor and writes about state park closures and nature on her blog, christinesculati.com.
National Trust hopes to save slice of history at state park
February 7, 2013 •
Ceramicist Marguerite Wildenhain left her legacy at Austin Creek State Recreation Area in Sonoma County. What happens when the interests of art history and state parks coincide?
Under new management: China Camp volunteers take the helm
August 10, 2012 •
After six months of fundraising, the nonprofit Friends of China Camp raised $250,000, enough money to take over operations of the cultural and historical landmark along the northwest shores of the San Francisco Bay. Just one day after assuming the … Read more
State parks win reprieve but face uncertain future
July 3, 2012 •
This past week I received a flurry of excited emails from Robert Hanna, the great great grandson of John Muir, who has possessed a fierce determination to keep open every state park in California slated for closure. On Friday he celebrated victory at the State Capitol in Sacramento after learning that all but one of the 70 parks on the closure list will stay open.
Faulty water system pulls Russian Gulch off closure list
June 14, 2012 •
A mechanical breakdown could, oddly enough, be one of the reasons Russian Gulch State Park comes off the state parks closure list just before a July 1 shutdown.
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Despite Promise of Developer Funds, Candlestick Point Will Close
April 25, 2012 •
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area in southeast San Francisco is California’s first urban state park, and offers city-dwellers a slice of nature along the Bay. State budget cuts landed it on the list of park closures, even though a massive redevelopment project next door promises to deliver $50 million to Candlestick.
Invasive Weeds Awareness Week
July 1, 2006 •
One of the challenges faced by rare native plants like the buckwheat is the spread of invasive nonnative plants. July 18 to 24 is Invasive Weeds Awareness Week, and weed groups across the state will be spreading the word on … Read more
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Rediscovery of Mount Diablo Buckwheat
July 1, 2006 •
It’s rare that a species gets taken off what seems an ever-growing list of extinctions, but that’s exactly what happened in May, when Berkeley-based botanist Michael Park found about a dozen Mount Diablo buckwheat flowers (Eriogonom truncatum) growing in a … Read more
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Casino Proposal at Arrowhead Marsh
April 1, 2005 •
The 1,220-acre Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline Park, near the Oakland Airport, includes 72 acres of restored wetlands and the distinctively shaped Arrowhead Marsh, which reaches out into the waters of San Leandro Bay. These wetlands, in the midst … Read more
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Heron and Egret Atlas
April 1, 2005 •
The first-ever publication on trends, historical accounts, and locations of past and current Bay Area heron and egret breeding colonies, dating back to 1967, is nearing completion and will be available later this year. The authors, researchers from Audubon Canyon … Read more