Giant Marsh’s $3 million restoration and enhancement is the first large-scale endeavor of the Coastal Conservancy’s San Francisco Bay Living Shorelines Project.
Solving Problems With Eelgrass and Oysters
October 14, 2021 •
The Bay
The San Francisco Bay is our region's dominant geographic feature.
Scientists Resurface a One-of-a-Kind, 50-Year-Old Record of San Francisco Bay Life
August 18, 2021 •
There used to be a pattern to species distribution in the Bay. Is there still?
Abstract Art? Floating Laboratory? Oakland’s Buoyant Ecologies Float Lab Is Both
September 27, 2020 •
The Float Lab is both an experiment in resilient architecture and a piece of public art.
Watch the Restoration of a Watershed on Marsh Creek Trail
September 27, 2020 •
From Marsh Creek Regional Trail, see some of the newest projects restoring this watershed for salmon, beaver, and tricolored blackbirds.
First-of-its-Kind Climate Parcel Tax Now a Measure of Hope
September 27, 2020 •
How Measure AA funds are being used to restore shorelines, wildlife habitat, and public access around the San Francisco Bay
Did Salmon Always Live in San José?
June 24, 2020 •
After an absence of many decades, Chinook salmon swim up the Guadalupe River in San José most winters. The fish look for places to lay eggs and often find them. If there’s enough water left in the dry season, their … Read more
Do Dolphins and Porpoises Live in San Francisco Bay?
June 21, 2020 •
They haven’t always been here, but they are now.
A Mouse Surprise
March 24, 2020 •
Despite the fact that the salt marsh harvest mouse is the only mammal that scrapes out its existence exclusively in tidal marshes, no one has ever bothered to seriously study its physiology.
As the Sea Rises and Climate Changes, a Bay Area City Approves 469 Single Family Homes On a Bayshore Flood Zone
November 14, 2019 •
Update Nov. 15, 2019: This story has been revised to reflect the city’s vote on Thursday, Nov. 14 to approve the project. Planners, climate scientists, and environmentalists generally agree that two of the most critical measures California should take to … Read more
What’s That Fish Jumping at the Shallow Bay’s Edge?
October 29, 2019 •
Yesterday afternoon I went for a jog along the Bay Trail and saw a bunch of little fish flipping around near the surface right at the edge of the beach. What were they? Were they being chased by something?–A.J., Alameda … Read more