Posts by Melissa Pamer
Sierra Pipe Dreams
When Hetch Hetchy was flooded to provide water to San Francisco, John Muir’s heart was broken. Nearly a century later, the debate resumes.
Wild Lands Take a Hit
Triple bars leave scars on the ground and in surrounding communities when tribes site casinos in open space and buffer zones
Paradise Found (Almost)
Watching a snowy egret dodge trash along the shore, one finds it hard to imagine that Oakland’s Lake Merritt was once a paradise for fish and birds.











