The Changing Bay

Audio Report on May 30, 2011 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
Topics: Environment, Radio

 The Changing Bay Educator Guide ( pdf ) A resource for using QUEST audio in the classroom.

Peer into San Francisco Bay and you probably won't see much, thanks to the murky water the bay is known for. But over the past decade, scientists have made a surprising discovery — the bay's water is clearing. As Lauren Sommer reports, clearer water is not always good news.

Additional Links

• San Francisco Estuary Institute
• USGS Bay Monitoring Program
• The Pacific Institute's Report on Sea Level Rise
• Reporter's Notes: The Changing Bay
• The Changing Bay: Wetland Restoration Projects in Northern California