Jan-Mar 2008
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Feature
by Gray Brechin
On a trail at Mount Tamalpais or Diablo, perfectly set stone steps make an ascent easier; farther along, a massive log bridge crosses a rugged ravine. It's common to pass by and take these structures, and those who made them, for granted. This spring marks the 75th anniversary of the inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, whose epic New Deal work projects brought us not only dams and bay fill but also enduring public trails and other park infrastructure that thousands of people use today with little knowledge of their origins and the great nationwide social experiment that built them.
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Feature
by Kathleen M. Wong
Ask most people to name the most important species of our grassland habitats, and they'll probably pick coyotes, golden eagles, or even rattlesnakes. But experts say that the strongest contender of all is the animal eaten by all those other ones: the lowly California ground squirrel, a true keystone of local grasslands. Belowground, the squirrels' lengthy burrows harbor insects, snakes, owls, and even frogs and salamanders that couldn't live in such a dry landscape without the squirrels' help. And above-ground, they've evolved some unusual defenses that allow them to thrive, even as they feed so many others.
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On the Trail
by Joe Eaton
You might be taken by surprise at this marshland wildlife area, with its plethora of wandering elk, playful otters, acrobatic owls, and diverse waterfowl. Just be sure it's not hunting season when you go.
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Photo by Jessica Taekman.
On the Trail
By Jessica Taekman
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On the Trail
By Dave Carroll
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Painting by Matthew Day
Literary in Nature
by Ariel Rubissow Okamoto
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Ruby-crowned kinglet. Illustration by Jack Laws.
Signs of the Season
by David Lukas
Meander through an oak woodland, or even a wooded suburban area, on a winter day, and you're likely to experience something strange about our winter woodland songbirds: You may not see them at all. Then suddenly the trees come alive with dozens of birds of several species.
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Mori Point, two City College students plant rushes at a new pond that's
now home to threatened California red-legged frogs. Photo courtesy GGNPC.
Conservation in Action
by David Carroll
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Families Afield
by Mike Koslosky
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Ask the Naturalist
by Michael Ellis
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Photo by Diane Poslosky
Letter from the Publisher
by David Loeb
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by Aleta George
Beavers in Martinez, nature art in the classroom, plastics in the ocean, and more...
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Letter From a Reader
by Bill Maney
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Naturalist's Notebook
by Jack Laws
In a few spots in the Bay Area, you can get a glimpse of our state's signature grazer: the tule elk.
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