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Ear to the Ground
by Aleta George
In May 2009, the Bay Area--and the nation--lost one of its most eloquent and effective advocates for open space preservation and access. Brian O'Neill, superintendent of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) since 1986, died of complications from heart surgery...
From the Jul-Sep 2009 issue
Published July 01, 2009
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Ear to the Ground
by Aleta George
On a hot July afternoon last year, UC Davis graduate students Alpa Wintzer and Mariah Meek dipped glass jars and nets into Suisun Slough at Suisun City's public dock in Solano County. They were capturing small gelatinous creatures that look and act like jellyfish. These jelly look-alikes seemed to be everywhere and are beautiful to watch. But they're also a problem...
From the Jul-Sep 2009 issue
Published July 01, 2009
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Ear to the Ground
by Aleta George
Kids take the Creek Seeker Express to Martinez to learn about the creeks that run through our neighborhoods, while a new juried exhibit shows off designers' ideas for confronting sea level rise.
From the Jul-Sep 2009 issue
Published July 01, 2009
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Ear to the Ground
by Aleta George
Clad in bike helmets and ratty clothes, staff and volunteers with the San Francisco Bird Observatory brave the South Bay's raucous seagull nesting colonies, where the explosion of breeding gulls threatens to push aside less aggressive species.
From the Jul-Sep 2009 issue
Published July 01, 2009
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Ear to the Ground
by Aleta George
The Marine Mammal Center, one of the foremost wildlife rescue organizations on the West Coast, has a new home where you can see a lot more of what the center's staff and volunteers do to care for and study injured and ill seals, sea lions, and other marine mammals.
From the Jul-Sep 2009 issue
Published July 01, 2009
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Eight Miles at Point Reyes for a Warbler, with Bonus Damselflies and More
Amongst marshes, a salty past, A walk along the Hayward shoreline
Berkeleyans closer to selling backyard produce , Residents want local food sustainability