Liz Proctor

Liz Proctor is a Bay Nature editorial volunteer. 

East Palo Alto turns trash into treasure

January 9, 2012 •  by

A toxic waste dump may seem an unlikely place to stroll around and enjoy the San Francisco Bay. But East Palo Alto is restoring and capping such a site in order to give the public access to the water for the first time. The restoration project will also restore marshlands for struggling species like the clapper rail and salt mouse harvest mouse.

Farming for the community

December 29, 2011 •  by

A Petaluma farm is adapting the methods of farming popularized in The Omnivore’s Dilemma to the West Coast climate. The animals work all year round, preparing the soil in the fields for the spring planting.