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The Midshipman’s Song
July 28, 2008 by Jody Zaitlin
During summer, this glowing Pacific fish makes nests in the muds of the San Francisco Bay and attracts a mate with humming.
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The Grunion’s One-Night Stand in the Sand
April 01, 2008 by Christopher Richard
Solstice is nigh, the tide is high, the full moon illuminates the midnight beach, and before us, thousands of glimmering …
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Presumed Extinct
October 01, 2007 by Matthew Bettelheim
Mention extinct species, and most people think of long-gone mastodons and saber-toothed tigers. But we know that some Bay Area species have disappeared in just the last 200 years. Or have they? Prompted by rediscoveries of lost species in Solano and Contra Costa counties, we decided to see what other missing flora and fauna might still be out there, awaiting a patient observer.
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Raising the Dead: Bringing Ghosts to Life, October-December 2007
October 01, 2007 by Matthew Bettelheim
How do you commission portraits of species the world has dismissed as extinct, species no one has seen in decades? …
What is the largest species of fish you could find in San Francisco Bay?
October 01, 2006 by Michael Ellis
Q: What is the largest species of fish you could find in San Francisco Bay?
A: Let’s limit ourselves to …
Daylighting Codornices Creek
October 01, 2004 by Christine Sculati
After six years of research and intense negotiations, the Berkeley-based Waterways Restoration Institute (WRI) and Urban Creeks Council (UCC) reached …
Book Review: Sharks, Rays, and Chimaeras of California
October 01, 2003 by Lorraine Rath
by David A. Ebert (text) and Matthew D. Squillante (illustrations), University of California Press, 2003, 284 pages, $19.95 (www.ucpress.edu).
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Ocean Awareness Campaign
October 01, 2003 by Leah Messinger
As thousands of monarchs return to the protection of the California State Park system, a coalition of marine conservation organizations …
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Four Threats to a Healthy Bay
October 01, 2003 by Jane Kay
Habitat Loss
On the fringes of the Bay lie the varied wetlands that feed and shelter the Bay’s wildlife. Chinook …
Great White Shark Diving
July 01, 2003 by Leah Messinger
While most beachgoers or surfers in Northern California would prefer never to meet up with great white sharks, some folks …
