Apr-Jun 2001
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Feature
by David Rains Wallace
The vast expanse of rugged country east of high-tech Santa Clara Valley, crowned by the Bay Area's highest peak, has been a refuge for wild species—humans included—for a very long time.
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Illustration by Mathew Squillante
Feature
by Ron Russo
One measure of the ecological richness of the Bay is its role as a major nursery for five resident species of sharks.
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Photo by Michael Vasey
On the Trail
by Michael Vasey
A hike on the Hazelnut Trail at Montara Mountain leads you through several scrub communities and straight into a botanical puzzle.
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Letter from the Publisher
by David Loeb
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Ask the Naturalist
by Paul de Silva
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Ear to the Ground
by Marilyn Smulyan
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Photo by Greg Gothard
Ear to the Ground
by Marilyn Smulyan
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Brian Maebius
Ear to the Ground
by Marilyn Smulyan
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Ear to the Ground
by Marilyn Smulyan
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Ear to the Ground
by Marilyn Smulyan
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Ear to the Ground
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Ear to the Ground
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"Morning Light on Black Mountain", by Michael Drury
Ear to the Ground
by Marilyn Smulyan
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Ear to the Ground
by Marilyn Smulyan
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Photo by Bob Walker, (c) Oakland Museum of California/IDG Films.
Feature
by Christine Colasurdo
The oak-dotted, rounded hills of Contra Costa and eastern Alameda counties are a familiar sight, but do you know how they got to be that way?
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