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Anatomy of a Base Closure
When Mare Island Naval Shipyard was put on the base closure list in October 1993, the city of Vallejo braced itself for a hard hit. Its relationship with the Navy -- at the center of the city's identity and pride for more than 140 years -- was now ending ... »Read More

In This Issue

Top Ten Priorities for Estuary Action
Regional interests chose ten top priorities for Bay-Delta action over the next five years this August, priorities aimed at focusing dollars ... »Read More

Bulletin Board
Surface Cleaner Runoff: Surface cleaners are the target of a new runoff pollution reduction initiative launched by the Bay Area Stormwater ... »Read More

Insect Indicators
Lift a creekbed rock and you may find a "shredder," or "collector." These important sounding job titles refer to the kind of work ... »Read More

Fall Fix for Spring Shut-Down
Federal pump managers hope to make up a little water this October, water they lost last spring when they stopped the pumps ... »Read More

Protecting Mice and Men
How to best protect Redwood Shores residents--humans from floods and marsh mice and birds from humans -- was the central issue ... »Read More

An 800,000 Acre-Foot Blur
Stuffing the mailboxes at BurRec this August were letters of concern about how a big block of water dedicated by the Central Valley Water Project ... »Read More

Bypass Benefits
When winter rains swell the Sacramento River enough that it spills into the Yolo Bypass, the fish brought in with the overflows discover a new habitat ... »Read More

Restoration Vital Signs
Two wetland re-habs got a follow-up check up this July. Both seem on the road to recovery according to scientists conducting preliminary tests ... »Read More


 
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