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July-September 2007
FEATURES
Nature at the Table: The Many Lives of a Picnic Area
by Chris Clarke
On summer weekends, the nearly 4,000 picnic tables of the East Bay Regional Park District are packed with families from many of the Bay Area's diverse communities, returning year after year to their favorite spots—along with great blue herons hunting gophers, crows and ravens pillaging trash cans, and raccoons swiping meat right off the grill. All just part of the curious ecology of our local picnic areas.
Paddling On The Wild Side: Close Encounters with Marine Life
Photographs and captions by Michael Powers
Text by Paul McHugh
Few craft can match a kayak for allowing you to immerse yourself in the watery universe of bay or ocean, moving silently through the world of seals, otters, dolphins, and seabirds. Two of our region's most experienced sea kayakers take us out on the water for up-close and personal encounters with some of the bountiful and charismatic marine life plying our local marine habitats.
SPECIAL SECTION
Highway to the Flyway: The Road to Restoration on San Pablo Bay
by John Hart
Though they get a lot less attention than their South Bay counterparts, the ongoing restoration efforts in the North Bay, particularly along the Highway 37 corridor near San Pablo Bay, are guided by the same bold vision of bringing back large swaths of the wildlife–rich wetlands that once characterized much of the San Francisco Bay shoreline.
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Download the centerfold map of the San Pablo Baylands (2.3 MB PDF).
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DEPARTMENTS
On the Trail
At Home off the Range: A Cattle Baron's Refuge at Mount Madonna
by Richard Mahler
Once home to California's largest landowner, Mount Madonna near Gilroy showcases an impressive range of habitats, from redwood forests to open oak woodlands, serpentine barrens, and chaparral.
Elsewhere ...
Bay View
Letter from the Publisher
Letters from Our Readers
Ear to the Ground
News from the conservation community and the natural world
by Aleta George
Conservation in Action
Clearing the way at Mount Sutro
by Sarah Sweedler
Signs of the Season
Water walkers and bottom feeders
by Joe Eaton
First Person
Barbara Salzman fills us in on Marin Audubon's 50 years of protecting wetlands.
by Cindy Spring
Families Afield: Exploring Nature with Kids
Seedy tales of how plants get around
Text by Matthew Bettelheim
Photographs by Sarah Anne Bettelheim
Ask the Naturalist
Of birds, both faithful and fickle
by Michael Ellis
Naturalist's Notebook
Otter chaos at Rodeo Lagoon
by Jack Laws
WEB EXTRAS
Kayaking Resources
by Jessica Taekman
Pocket Gophers: Going Underground at Your Local Picnic Area
by David Carroll
The Cattle Baron and the Elk
by Dave Carroll
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