Summer 2008 Buy a print copy of this issue at the BN Store Issue Content Letter from the Publisherby David Loeb | July 1, 2008 Making a Strait LoopThe Bay and Ridge Trails on the Carquinezby Sherida Bush | July 1, 2008 Naturalist’s Notebook: Summer Brings Terns and Skimmersby John Muir Laws | July 1, 2008 Once Stung, Twice Shyby Alan Kaplan | July 1, 2008 Photosynthesis in Leaves That Aren’t Greenby Michael Ellis | July 1, 2008 The Battle of the Bulgeby Kathleen M. Wong | July 1, 2008 The Beach as Officeby Joe Cervelin | July 1, 2008 The Keeper of the WatersAn Interview with Gayle Ciardiby Cindy Spring | July 1, 2008 Greenbelt Alliance Turns 50by Aleta George | July 1, 2008 The Saved and the DammedFollowing the Course of Pilarcitos Creekby Sarah Sweedler | July 1, 2008 Marine Protected Areasby Aleta George | July 1, 2008 The Steelhead of Alameda Creekby David Carroll | July 1, 2008 Mole Crab Declineby Aleta George | July 1, 2008 View from the GroundThe Hidden Lives of Snakesby Kathleen M. Wong | July 1, 2008 Monterey Birding Festivalby Aleta George | July 1, 2008 The Largest Turtle In the World Hunts Jellyfish Off the California CoastThe Pacific Leatherback Turtleby Joy Lanzendorfer | July 1, 2008 Ocean Noise Pollutionby Aleta George | July 1, 2008 Warm Springs Unit Expansionby Aleta George | July 1, 2008 Flocking to the Island of AngelsA Jewel in the Bayby Aleta George | July 1, 2008