Summer 2009
Table of Contents
Beyond BART
Local governments and businesses explore innovations in personal transportation.
In The Field
Hunting for healthy foods with Dr. Daphne Miller
For All the Fish, So Long?
Are ocean conditions rolling backward 550 million years to the Cambrian era, when invertebrates ruled the warm seas and bony fishes hadn’t been invented yet?
TOPP Secret
Tagging the Pacific’s predators for clues to saving the underwater world
Angling for Trouble
Recent immigrants won’t take no fishing for an answer.
Sea-Combers
Seaweed harvesters may lose their livelihood to marine protections.
A Rising Tide
As sea level creeps higher, what’s next for California’s coasts?
Running Dry
Winter rain pulled the state back from the brink of a disastrous drought. Now water managers have a different problem: convincing people to keep conserving.
Essential Reads
Trees: A Visual Guide Tony Rodd and Jennifer Stackhouse University of California Press, 2008, $29.95 Between Earth and Sky: Our Intimate Connections to Trees Nalini Nadkarni University of California Press, 2008 $24.95 hardcover, $17.95 paper These two books published in the same year by UC Press could hardly be more inspiring. As classroom texts, they […]
Macramé time
Farmers’ markets nix plastic bags.
Ask the Eco Team
I’m worried about their tap water. I know some older homes have lead pipes—can lead get in the drinking water?
Foggy Mountain (Web-Only)
It’s foggy and drizzling, but David Schooley’s weather-burned face is animated as he strides over the muddy slopes of Buckeye Canyon, on San Bruno Mountain.
Letters to the Editor
Regarding: Sea-Combers, Summer 2009
