Giacomini Wetland Restoration Project
Forty miles northwest of San Francisco, the San Andreas Fault slips into the Pacific Ocean, creating Tomales Bay, the outlet for countless creeks and rills in rainy West Marin. But...
Conservation
The Key to Willow Creek
Thanks to the efforts of dozens of volunteers, a biologically rich watershed on the Russian River has become one of the newest additions to our state park system.
Book Review: Tending the Wild
Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California’s Natural Resources, by M. Kat Anderson, University of California Press, 2005, 526 pages, $39.95 A common belief among those...
Mary Bowerman Memorial
In 1930, UC Berkeley botany student Mary Bowerman accepted a professor’s assignment to identify all the flowers on Mount Diablo. “Little did I know 65 years ago that my senior...
Napa Sonoma Marshes Wildlife Area Restoration
At the northern edge of San Pablo Bay, a salt marsh harvest mouse hides beneath the protective cover of a pickleweed plant while a red-tailed hawk searches for breakfast. Only...
After the Storm
From the early 1980s until his death in 1992, Bob Walker took photos that captured the beauty of the East Bay's wildlands, and his advocacy marshaled public support for protecting...
Mercury Clean-Up in San Francisco Bay
In July, the State Water Resources Control Board approved a plan to clean up mercury in San Francisco Bay, fulfilling a mandate set in 2002 when the Bay was placed...
Book Review: The Country in the City: The Greening of the San Francisco Bay Area
The Country in the City: The Greening of the San Francisco Bay Area, by Richard A. Walker, University of Washington Press, 2007, 404 pages, $35 University of Washington Press In...
San Pablo Baylands Agencies and Organizations
The Bay Institute of San Francisco Works with public agencies and nonprofits to promote wetlands restoration around San Pablo Bay, including a partnership with Dept. of Fish & Game and...
View from the Farm
You reach Fred Dickson’s place by turning south off Highway 37 near Sears Point on Reclamation Road, the very name a reminder of the glory days of diking and draining....
