A little more than a decade ago Megan Isadore founded the River Otter Ecology Project, a nonprofit organization with a mission of engaging the public through education, research, and community science.
Tag: river otters
Fall Issue 2016
After Decades Away, River Otters Make a Triumphant Return to the Bay Area
Scientists and volunteers track the river otter’s remarkable return, and how to keep it going
Urban Nature, Wildlife
River otters are here to stay — at the Aquarium of the Bay
Viewing wild river otters can be thrilling, if you find one. Up your chances to 100 percent at a new, permanent exhibit at Aquarium of the Bay.
Wildlife
River otters find a fish head in Walnut Creek park
Three river otters and a fish head. You fill in the rest.
Summer Issue 2012
River Otters on the Rebound
Hungry river otters are popping up around the Bay Area in places where they haven’t been seen in a while. Have fun watching them, but guard your chickens!
Wildlife
The Otter and the Perch
River otters have been wildlife stars at Jewel Lake in Tilden Regional Park off and on over the last year. But did you know they’re chowing down on rare fish?
Winter Issue 2001
Rush Ranch Protects One of the Few Remnants of Estuarine Marsh in the Bay Area
On the edge of the tidal marsh fringing Suisun Slough, a streaky dark-brown sparrow gleans seeds of tules and other rushes from the exposed mud. A shadow passes: a northern harrier, cruising for mice. The sparrow vanishes into a tangle … Read more
