Jan-Mar 2002
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Illustration by Mathew Squillante.
Feature
by Micky Ellinger, photography by Scott Braley
It's small, it's restless, and it changes sex halfway through its life. Plus, the humble bay shrimp occupies a crucial niche in the complex food web of San Francisco Bay. It once played a significant role in the economy and culture of the local Chinese community. Today, both the shrimp and those who fish for it are still hanging on, but it hasn't been easy.
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Photos by Stephen and Sylvia Sharnoff.
Feature
by Elizabeth Rush
Is it a mushroom? A moss? Bacterial scum? Trod on underfoot or passed by in blissful ignorance, lichens are perhaps the least understood element of the Bay Area landscape. But they are everywhere. And when we look closely at them, a colorful and diverse world opens up before our eyes.
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On the Trail
by John Dorrance
Numerous animals make their homes in burrows in the hills of this Santa Clara County park, but none dig as deep as the miners who hauled mercury-laden ore out of the ground for 125 years.
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Letter from the Publisher
by David Loeb
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Ask the Naturalist
by Glenn Keator
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by Marilyn Smulyan
Local artists, San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival, Edgewood County Park and Preserve, volunteering, redwoods, the return of the elephant seals, and more...
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