Winter 2001 Buy a print copy of this issue at the BN Store Issue Content USGS Menlo Park’s California Centerby Marilyn Smulyan | January 1, 2001 Rush Ranch Protects One of the Few Remnants of Estuarine Marsh in the Bay AreaSolano County's Rush Ranch Reserveby Joe Eaton | January 1, 2001 Bob Walker Photography Exhibit at Oakland Museumby Marilyn Smulyan | January 1, 2001 Coho Salmon Run Returns To West Marinby Marilyn Smulyan | January 1, 2001 Elephant Seals at Ano Nuevoby Marilyn Smulyan | January 1, 2001 Go Greenbelt Bicycle Tour in Support of Greenbelt Allianceby Marilyn Smulyan | January 1, 2001 Letter from the Publisher: Introducing Bay Nature Magazineby David Loeb | January 1, 2001 A Natural History of Oakland’s Lake Merrittby Linda Watanabe McFerrin | January 1, 2001 Post’s Wallace Stegner Lecture Seriesby Marilyn Smulyan | January 1, 2001 Are there any resident animal species in the region that hibernate in winter, even though we don’t usually have snow or freezing temperatures?flocks of birds, ocean temperature, and hibernationby Joe Eaton | January 1, 2001 Shy Albatross Sightingsby Marilyn Smulyan | January 1, 2001 Sudden Oak Death Introductionby Marilyn Smulyan | January 1, 2001 Rivers in the BayRiding the Tides Through Time and Backby Paul McHugh | January 1, 2001 The Art of RestorationBrining Back the Tidal Marshesby Chis Clarke | January 1, 2001