Tag: "san francisco bay"
Bay-Friendly Gardening: Welcoming Wildlife and Nature Into Human Habitats
A "Bay-Friendly" gardens initiative is underway around the Bay Area under the sponsorship of Stopwaste.org. Last weekend some generous, certified “Bay-Friendly” garden owners opened their yards for tours.
Post on May 11, 2012 by Sharol Nelson-Embry from QUEST Northern California
Bay Area Tides
The daily tides are the Bay's way of breathing, from its windpipe at the Golden Gate to its lungs, the wetlands from the Delta to the coast.
Post on Dec 01, 2011 by Andrew Alden from QUEST Northern California
How Do Gulls Know When Giants Games are Ending?
Gulls mysteriously show up at AT&T Park during the ninth inning of every San Francisco Giants game. How do they time their arrival so well? Local experts weigh in.
Post on Jul 15, 2011 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
Sea Lions, Herring, and Climate Change
I thought I’d check in on the sea lions at Pier 39. Just a few years ago, there were about 1600 of them. Then in 2009, most of them swam away.
Post on Jun 27, 2011 by Jennifer Skene
Mount Diablo Views
Mount Diablo, in the heart of the East Bay, is an interesting mountain in many ways. But first of all, Mount Diablo is just there.
Post on Jun 02, 2011 by Andrew Alden
Combating Bay Invaders
California has passed the strictest rules in the country to prevent ocean freighters from introducing more foreign species to the bay. But the standards are so tough, officials may not be able to enforce them.
Post on Apr 15, 2011 by Lauren Sommer
San Francisco Bay Slowly Recovering From Gold Rush Miners' Devastating Legacy
USGS geologists are finding that Gold Rush-induced sediment levels in the San Francisco bay might be diminishing.
Post on Nov 18, 2010 by Brian Romans
Sand Waves and the Golden Gate
Mapping of the underwater topography (called bathymetry) reveals landscapes fundamental to understanding the Bay Area's unique geology. The Golden Gate strait connects the San Francisco Bay to the open Pacific Ocean and is only one mile across.
Post on Oct 14, 2010 by Brian Romans
Geologic Context and History of the San Joaquin River
The biggest river restoration project in California's history, however, is now underway for the San Joaquin River.
Post on Aug 12, 2010 by Brian Romans
Oil Spills and the Environment
The volume of oil recently spilled in the Gulf of Mexico is several thousand times what was spilled in San Francisco Bay in 2007, but the ecological studies conducted in the wake of the SF spill give us an idea of what we can expect in the Gulf.
Post on Aug 02, 2010 by Jennifer Skene
The Changing Bay: Wetland Restoration Projects in Northern California
Wetlands — they are possibly the most diverse ecosystems on the plant, according to environmental scientists.
Post on Apr 18, 2010 by Roberto Daza
Reporter's Notes: The Changing Bay
Less sediment in the bay means there's less for the wetlands, which could be an issue. But there's one thing that makes it worse: sea level rise.
Post on Apr 16, 2010 by Lauren Sommer
Reporter's Notes: Ghost Fleet On The Move
Argentine ants have had amazing success as an invasive species in the US. Their West Coast super colony numbers in the billions and spans from Mexico to Oregon. But aside from invading homes, they've had a dramatic effect on native ants and local ecosystems.
Post on Apr 02, 2010 by Lauren Sommer
Reporter's Notes: Sewage Spills Increasing
The biggest problem can be the smallest thing, and that's the case in the sewer world. More than 20 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into California waterways last year, according to the state Department of Water Resources Control Board. That's not counting the partially treated sewage that makes its way into our water from overflows and sewer system malfunctions.
Post on Apr 03, 2009 by David Gorn
Reporter's Notes: Oil Spill Anniversary
November is the month when thousands of migratory birds on the Pacific Flyway make their stop in the San Francisco Bay Area. It's also the month when herring arrive in the Bay in gigantic schools – tons and tons of the tiny fish. And November's the month last year when the Cosco Busan crashed, leaking 53,000 gallons of black goo into San Francisco Bay.
Post on Oct 31, 2008 by David Gorn
What makes a shark a shark?
So, how do the Bay's leopard sharks, soupfin sharks, sevengill sharks, spiny dogfish, and other shark species differ from "non-shark" fishes? Here are a few key distinctions.
Post on Oct 02, 2008 by Ann Dickinson
Producer's Notes: Ghost Fleet
On the surface of the story, the Ghost Fleet of Suisun Bay is leaking toxic waste in the form of peeling ship paint containing nasty heavy metals into an already stressed bay ecosystem. Bad guys: Mothball Fleet. Good guys: Enviros who are suing. Simple, right?
Post on Aug 12, 2008 by Amy Miller
A fishy odyssey through the delta
Talk about a wild ride. Every year, millions of fish make a strange and harrowing detour through the Skinner Fish Facility, part of the State Water Project's facilities in the Delta. In my last post, I wrote about my visit to the Banks Pumping Plant, whose giant pumps slurp water from the Delta to help [...]
Post on Jul 07, 2008 by Ann Dickinson
Reporter's Notes – Cool Critters: Sharks of the Bay
First things first: If you swim in the bay, no need to worry about sharks. None of the experts we spoke to could remember a single instance of someone getting bitten. And you can rest easy about Great Whites too; they don’t seem to have a taste for Bay waters. For more on this, see [...]
Post on Apr 08, 2008 by Amy Standen
Sticking up for the little guy: the California freshwater shrimp
This year the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) will celebrate its 35th anniversary. Under the ESA over 1,350 species are listed in the United States as threatened or endangered, including over 300 in California. This includes a number of "celebrities" of the conservation world such as the humpback whale and California condor, but also dozens [...]
Post on Apr 07, 2008 by Ann Dickinson
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