Exploring Nature in the San Francisco Bay Area
To really see marine upwelling up close, you’d need to put on SCUBA gear and jump into the frigid Pacific to swim with the humpback whales, dolphins, sharks, and salmon that thrive off the upwelling-fueled food chain. But here are some less adventurous ways to get a little closer to the world under the waves:…
As we reported in our July-September 2006 feature The Ups and Downs of Coastal Upwelling, last year’s delayed coastal upwelling event proved catastrophic to animals that depend on this annual cycle of marine nutrients, and indications when we went to press in early June didn’t bode well for this year either, particularly for sensitive species…
It doesn’t take much to enjoy a well-built trail, but it takes a lot of elbow grease to actually build one. From the logistical nightmares of avoiding washouts, poison oak, and sensitive resources to the deceptively simple question of where a trail should lead, there is a lot to think about before the trail-blazing begins.…
On Wednesday, March 15, the San Francisco Public Power Commission voted unanimously to close the aging Hunters Point power plant as early as this April. This might sound like a victory for the Bayview Hunter’s Point community, but they’ve heard news like this before. The power plant, which has been at the center of a…
At a January 2006 meeting, the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) Board of Directors approved the Land Use Plan Amendment for Robert Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve after first removing the plan’s controversial campground provision. The board received volumes of written comments prior to the meeting and heard spoken comments from many individuals and representatives…
From a modern perspective, it is difficult to imagine the time when women in this country were discouraged from seriously pursuing vocations in science and natural history. But until the late 1800s, there were few if any women working in these areas. College education was not available to women until the 1870s, and even with…
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