Apr-Jun 2003
Camping in the Bay Area
April 01, 2003 by Matt Heid
Plan a sleepover date with nature right here. With dozens of campgrounds within easy commuting distance, Bay Area residents have …
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Camping in the Bay Area
April 01, 2003 by Matt Heid
This spring, plan a sleepover date with nature right here. With dozens of campgrounds within easy commuting distance, Bay Area residents have plenty of options for stealing away for a refreshing night out in the wild. Do you want to camp in the redwoods? Spend a night on the coast? Or greet the sunrise in a field of ancient oaks? Why not all three?
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Bahia Purchase
April 01, 2003 by Sara Marcellino
Congratulations to the coalition of environmental groups, local officials, and state agencies led by the Marin Audubon Society for the …
Birds of the Bay Trail Project
April 01, 2003 by Sara Marcellino
Calling all birders: Here’s your chance to nominate your favorite birding and wildlife area along a segment of the San …
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Canyon Park Friends of Open Space
April 01, 2003 by Sara Marcellino
Working under the umbrella of the El Sobrante Valley Defense Fund, the Canyon Park Friends of Open Space (CPFOS) has …
Close To Home Outings
April 01, 2003 by Sara Marcellino
Beginning in April, Bay Area residents can take part in a yearlong series of monthly outings and lectures to learn …
Pacific Lamprey
April 01, 2003 by Sara Marcellino
Over the years, a lot of attention has been paid to declining salmon and trout populations in the Bay Area. …
Randall Museum Renovation
April 01, 2003 by Sara Marcellino
Looking for hands-on programs and activities that will connect you and your family to the natural world? The Randall Museum …
San Francisco Lakes
April 01, 2003 by Sara Marcellino
Today, only three natural freshwater lakes are left in San Francisco—Mountain Lake, Pine Lake, and Lake Merced. In 1995 the …
South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project
April 01, 2003 by Sara Marcellino
Through the purchase of 16,500 acres of Bay Area salt ponds from Cargill, Inc., the stage is set for the …
Watershed Finder
April 01, 2003 by Sara Marcellino
Do you know where the creek closest to your house is? Do you know where its water ends up? We …
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Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley
April 01, 2003 by Sara Marcellino
When development and human infrastructure encroach on the natural territory of wild animals, and human-wildlife interactions increase, the result is …
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Hidden Treasures of the Harbor
April 01, 2003 by Dennis Anderson
Below the opaque surface of the calm waters of Richmond and Sausalito Harbors lies an unexpected world of curious forms, brilliant colors, and furious competition for a place to hold on.
Letter from the Publisher
April 01, 2003 by David Loeb
This is the time of year—that porous border between winter and spring—that I look forward to the most. As I …
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On Sacred Places
April 01, 2003 by Greg Sarris
Tom Smith. A simple name. Not so the man. My great-great-grand-father. Father and grandfather and great-grandfather to many Coast Miwok …
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Penetrating the Chaparral
April 01, 2003 by Gordy Slack
Though it’s the most extensive natural habitat in California, chaparral’s brambly ways discourage human visitors. Still, plenty of wildlife finds sanctuary in its tangled, brushy universe, as do the dormant seeds of wildflowers as they await the inevitable next fire, forceful sculptor of this complex landscape.
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The Fire Down Below
April 01, 2003 by Phil Barber
A shower of magma-heated liquid and steam makes for more than just a pretty Calistoga postcard. It’s a 30-million-year-old lesson in California’s dynamic underground history of sliding plates, volcanic eruptions, and molten rock.
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Why is manzanita bark so smooth and red?
April 01, 2003 by Mike Vasey
What a seemingly simple, but deceptively complex question! Ultimately, perhaps, the least speculative—but not completely satisfactory—answer is that manzanitas inherited …
