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Environmental Water Caucus

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

The Environmental Water Caucus (EWC) helps environmental, civic, recreational, and commercial fishing organization that advocate for equitable and sustainable water resources use in California. The EWC promotes collaborative public processes to decrease conflicts over California water; advocates for the restoration of the aquatic ecosystems and fisheries of the San Francisco Bay, Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta and Central Valley; promotes improvements in water quality and protection of public trust values; and advocates in favor of projects that reduce water use and against those that would negatively impact aquatic ecosystems.

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Earth Island Institute

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

Earth Island Institute is a non-profit, public interest, membership organization that supports people who are creating solutions to protect our shared planet. For 25 years it has been a hub for grassroot campaigns dedicated to conserving, preserving, and restoring natural ecosystems. Through the Project Support program it acts as an incubator for start-up environmental projects, giving crucial assistance to groups and individuals with new ideas for ecological sustainability. Earth Island also publishes a quarterly magazine to inform and inspire readers toward environmental action.

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Coastside Land Trust (San Mateo County)

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

The Coastside Land Trust is dedicated to protecting the urban open space of the San Mateo County coast, for enjoyment now and for generations to come. We safeguard scenic bluffs, open space, stream corridors and agricultural lands in and around the communities of Half Moon Bay, El Granada, Miramar, Moss Beach, Princeton-by-the-Sea, and Montara.

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Coastal Watershed Council

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

To preserve and protect coastal watersheds through community stewardship, education and monitoring.

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California Coastal Conservancy

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

The California Coastal Conservancy uses entrepreneurial techniques to purchase, protect, restore, and enhance coastal resources, and to provide access to the shore. We work in partnership with local governments, other public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private landowners.

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Book Review: Raptors of California

October 01, 2007 by Jessica Taekman

Raptors of California, by Hans and Pam Peeters, University of California Press, 2005, 305 pages, $17.95

Here in California, we …

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Book Review: Tending the Wild

October 01, 2007 by Sue Rosenthal

Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California’s Natural Resources, by M. Kat Anderson, University of California …

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Elfin Butterfly

October 01, 2007 by Aleta George

To us, the San Bruno elfin butterfly, with its one-inch wingspan, seems small, but to the ants that protected it …

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The Key to Willow Creek

October 01, 2007 by Gina Covina

Thanks to the efforts of dozens of volunteers, a biologically rich watershed on the Russian River has become one of the newest additions to our state park system.

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Field Guide to the Lost Species of the San Francisco Bay Area

October 01, 2007 by Matthew Bettelheim

A field guide to help Bay Area naturalists in their search for local, lost species that are presumed extinct.

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