Latest from San Francisco Bay

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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Flocking to the Island of Angels

July 01, 2008 by Aleta George

Cut off from land for thousands of years, the Bay’s largest island is a natural and cultural gem just a ferry ride or paddle away from city life.

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Saving San Francisco Bay

June 17, 2008 by Rick Bacigalupi

From the state of California’s infancy, our relationship to SanFrancisco Bay, the most urbanized estuary in the United States, has

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In the Wake of the Oil Spill

April 01, 2008 by David Carroll

Not long after the cargo ship Cosco Busan ran into the Bay Bridge last November, it was clear that the

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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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San Francisco Bay Oil Spill Resources

October 01, 2007 by David Carroll

The November 7 oil spill in San Francisco Bay has us all looking for information on how to help. At

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Book Review: The Islands of San Francisco Bay

October 01, 2006 by Dan Rademacher

The Islands of San Francisco Bay, edited by James A. Martin and Michael T. Lee, Down Window Press, 2006, 200

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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

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Carquinez Breakthrough

September 30, 2006 by Kathleen Wong

The open hills along the Carquinez Strait are home to working ranches and open space preserves that are meeting places for native species from both the coast and the Central Valley. Today’s quiet pastoral landscape makes it hard to envision the violent formative flood that may have cut this critical waterway between the Bay and the Central Valley some half a million years ago.

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Bayshore Visitor Centers

October 01, 2005 by Kevin Cutler

For many Bay Area commuters, the San Francisco Bay is unfortunately more an obstacle to be crossed during rush hour

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