The San Francisco Bay is the sloshing heart of the Bay Area, and we are lucky to have two terrestrial trails to circumambulate it, and dozens of nonmotorized boat launches to paddle its blue-green waters.
Tag: Coastal Conservancy
Perspective
Ode to Sam: A Legacy of Partnership for Sam Schuchat’s 20 Years at the Coastal Conservancy
State Coastal Conservancy Executive Officer Sam Schuchat is retiring after 20 years in the role.
Stewardship
Pilot Project to Remove 350 Creosote-Treated Pilings from San Pablo Bay
There are 33,000 creosote-treated pilings in the Bay leaching toxins that harm herring.
Spring Issue 2014
Living Shorelines
A few years ago the State Coastal Conservancy went looking for something new: habitat restoration that would also address sea level rise. Two years into a pilot experiment, the results suggest that in the appropriate places this green climate adaptation might work.
Spring Issue 2014
Turning the Corner on Invasive Spartina
Today, after 13 years of work by the Invasive Spartina Project and its partners to eliminate the invasive hybrid, the team is now into the rebuilding phase of its long-term plan, replanting the area with native cordgrass in hopes that it will reclaim its former territory.
Winter Issue 2012
Bay Area Conservancy Turns 15, but Running Out of Funds
The Bay Area program of the California Coastal Conservancy has been protecting critical open space landscapes and wetlands around the region for 15 years now. However, the program’s anniversary is bittersweet: The sense of accomplishment from having played a central role in conserving 80,500 acres of valuable habitats and recreational open space is tempered by the knowledge that the program could soon run out of money.
Summer Issue 2011
From Mild to Wild
A regional effort to create a regional Bay Water Trail is bearing fruit with new funding for an integrated program of boat launches, education programs, and more. It’s time to get out on San Francisco Bay!
Stewardship
“Wetlands Need All the Help They Can Get!”
In 1992, Amy Hutzel started as an intern at the nature center in Alviso, in the South Bay. Since then, she’s been involved in the biggest wetlands restorations on the West Coast, and she shares her tips on the best places to see restoration in action, all over the Bay.
Fall Issue 2008
License Plates to Support Bay Area Open Space
Now there’s a new way to support wildlife habitat, farmland, and public recreation in the Bay Area. The Nature Within Reach license plate will generate funds for Bay Area open space, just as whale-tail plates raise money for statewide coastal … Read more
