Ocean Beach (GGNRA)
July 08, 2012 by Bay Nature Staff
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Circles in the sand
February 13, 2012 by Paul Epstein
Now you see it. Now you don’t. Jim Denevan creates art –very large art — out of the most ephemeral media: patterns in sand which will wash away with the tide, tracings in the earth that will disappear with the first rain, etchings upon icy lakes that must melt with the coming of spring. Beach aficionados know him as “that surfer dude,” but his artwork is reminiscent of masters like Christo and Goldsworthy.
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Sea Level Rise Could Wipe Out Ocean Beach
September 21, 2011 by Elizabeth Proctor
A new study finds flooding and episodic storm events could result in an estimated $20 million in damages by 2100. And accelerated landward erosion from an estimated 1.4-meter rise in sea-level by 2100 could result in $540 million in damages. Along the way, we’d lose habitat for plovers and bank swallows and a favorite recreation spot for millions of people.
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Kids Clean Up and Make Art at Ocean Beach
May 20, 2011 by Juliet Grable
How do you get 500-plus kids to sit still on the beach? Tell them a helicopter is about to fly overhead and take their collective photograph, and that by the way, they’ll also be on television. It happened at Ocean Beach, and all in the name of ocean conservation.
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Kids’ Ocean Day: Cleaning Beaches and Making Art
May 10, 2011 by Juliet Grable
On May 19 thousands of kids from San Diego to Vancouver will gather on seven West Coast beaches to pick up trash and create impressive aerial art. These kids are participating in Ocean Day, part of the California Coastal Commission’s Adopt-A-Beach Program.
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Welcome Back, Snowy Plovers
July 01, 2010 by Lissa Miner
Despite the fog, we still think of summer as beach season here in the Bay Area. And that’s one thing we have in common with the western snowy plover, a small bird that needs a lot of help to brave the crowds on San Francisco’s beaches. Volunteering to watch, walk, and talk for the snowy plover at Ocean Beach or Crissy Field may be just right for you.
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Protecting Plovers
April 01, 2009 by Aleta George
On a gray September day, I walked north on Ocean Beach from Sloat Boulevard to the Cliff House. It was …
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Mole Crab Decline
July 01, 2008 by Aleta George
On sandy beaches from Alaska to Baja, you’ve likely seen plovers, sanderlings, willets, and other shorebirds foraging for food in …
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What were those fins off Ocean Beach?
January 01, 2007 by Michael Ellis
Q: Off San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, I saw dorsal fins beyond the surfers. After 20 minutes, I saw two bearers …
