Happy Friday! Here’s your Bay Area nature news:
- Do monarch butterflies need space on the North American summit agenda? [Christian Science Monitor]
- West Coast scientists to test kelp for radiation. [Monterey County Herald]
- Squirrels, gophers unleash toxins at former Berkeley landfill into bay. [Oakland Tribune]
- ‘Holy grail’ of Bay Area wetlands conservation projects set to move forward. [Vallejo Times Herald]
- Drought blocking passages to sea for California coho salmon. [Los Angeles Times]
- Sea otters shot in Pacific Grove; $21,000 reward offered. [KSBW]
- Roadshow: Freeway alerts about drought slow some motorists. [San Jose Mercury]
- EBMUD readying emergency pipeline built decades ago. [KTVU]
- Drought remedy: Thin barrier could save water in reservoirs. [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Crystal Geyser, small town locked in bitter water fight. [San Francisco Chronicle]
- Study shows Lyme disease on Peninsula . [San Mateo Daily Journal]
- Marin homeowners compelled to combine water conservation with renovation. [Marin Independent Journal]
- Why the next rainstorm might make a bigger dent in the drought. [KQED Quest]
- Coho salmon make last run of the season. [Point Reyes Light]
- Every drop counts: taking steps to conserve water. [UC Berkeley News Center]
- Valley farmers brace for ‘devastating water news.’ [Fresno Bee]
- California drought: Grass-fed beef industry reeling. [San Francisco Chronicle]