Up a creek in floodwaters
During the big deluge two weeks ago, Marin's creeks were raging with water at a capacity rarely seen so early in the winter season.
The Bay
The Ghost Below at The Marine Mammal Center
Special Art Exhibit Premiere: The Ghost Below at The Marine Mammal Center Date: Saturday, December 1, 2012 – December 31, 2013 Time: 10 am – 5 pm, daily Approximately 100,000...
Will this year’s good ocean conditions last?
The first thing we heard was the exhalation of the animal,” says marine ecologist Kirsten Lindquist about the blue whale that surfaced close to R/V Fulmar during a research trip...
Documenting the rising tide
Since the 1970s, Claire Schoen has been producing environmental documentaries in a variety of formats, from photography to film to radio. She’s recently expanded her repertoire to take advantage of...
Deciding the Fate of Searsville Dam
San Franciscans voted in a landslide against an effort to study the removal of Hetch Hetchy. A few dozen miles south, at Stanford, another campaign aims to remove the much...
Year of the Bay sets sail
On November 1, the historic ship the Alma set sail from the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park on the north end of the city, bound for its birthplace, Hunter’s...
Hetch Hetchy measure questions SF’s water system
On the eve of the 100-year anniversary, the decision to drain Hetch Hetchy Valley to build a reservoir for San Francisco is still actively debated, even as the city’s dependence...
Naturalist’s Notebook: Stilt vs. Avocet
Stilts and avocets are common San Francisco Bay shorebirds. Here's how to tell them apart.
Volunteers Stick to it at Suisun Marsh
On a 21-foot aluminum boat floating in Suisun Marsh, Amanda Schwabe heaves up the otter trawl as Cesar Morales coils the rope on deck. When Schwabe brings up the net,...
Inspired by the Natural World
An interview with Frans Lanting, an internationally renowned wildlife photographer who moved to Santa Cruz 30 years ago and never looked back.
