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Federal Funds to Fuel Restoration of SF Bay
With a Little Help from My Friends
What's in Your Watershed?
Hundreds Take the Challenge
Upcoming Events
May 22nd
Native Oyster Restoration Work Day
June 5th
Healthy Gardens without Toxic Chemicals
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January 2010
2009 Issues
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Contact the Editor
Thank You to our Bubbles and Bivalves Partners and Contributors!
May 21st is Endangered Species Day
Oyster Program in Eucalyptus Magazine
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Hooray for May, the season for picnics in grassy meadows and planting my backyard garden with veggies! Spring is also the season for uninvited guests. I know that troops of ants, spiders, and aphids are gearing up to invade my picnic basket and chomp on my tomato plants. All those creepy-crawlers make me think that spring would be a lot more pleasant without bugs... |
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Wildflowers are abundant in California from February through July. Flowers bloom at different times during these months. They first appear in the desert, shocking the brown and barren landscape with vibrancy and life. Later on towards June and July, wildflowers grace the Sierras with yellow, red and blue in a melange of beauty and overpowering scent. Wildflowers grow in the cracks of sidewalks all over the Bay Area, shoot up across marshlands and beaches, and appear in almost any other place they find an opportunity to access water, soil, sun, and means of pollination. California wildflowers allow vast populations of insects, birds and other animals to flourish. It makes me joyous to see a field of glowing orange poppies, spiced with purple lupines and pink clovers. |
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Saturday, April 24th marked the 3rd annual West Contra Costa County Creeks and Shoreline Challenge. During a beautiful Saturday morning, 376 volunteers helped to remove trash from seven sites along Cerrito, Baxter, Wildcat and San Pablo creeks as well as two sites along the East Bay shoreline. In just three hours, volunteers pulled and picked 5,385 pounds of trash and 304 pounds of recyclable debris from our creeks and shoreline. At a few sites, volunteers cleared invasive plants, removing over 30 cubic yards. Participants also signed a pledge to reduce their use of packaging and use proper recycling and garbage containers to help prevent litter before it reaches our creeks. The most unusual items found were a telephone booth, a gallon tub of chicken, and a bowling ball.
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