Save The Bay Blog

For most of you, this week’s to do list includes buying chocolate, flowers, and cards for the mothers in your life.  After all, mothers deserve a special day of recognition for everything they do for us.  But what about Mother Nature? Mother Nature provides a myriad of incredible benefits that we all enjoy and usually [...]

As the heart and lungs of San Francisco Bay, wetlands fulfill a central role in community and environmental health.  They provide vital habitat, supporting over 500 species of fish and wildlife, from the smallest microorganisms to the largest of seals.  Scientists agree that the Bay needs 100,000 acres of tidal wetlands to thrive, but as [...]

Earlier this year, the San Francisco Bay/Estuary was named a “Wetland of International Importance” under the 1971 “Ramsar Convention.” The United States is one of 165 parties to the intergovernmental treaty which have committed to work towards the wise use of all their wetlands through national land-use planning, appropriate policies and legislation, and public education. [...]

After living in New York City for 8 years I had accepted the notion that you need to give up an everyday connection with nature in order to live in a major city (and no, Central Park is not nature.)  Needless to say, I was excited for my cross-country move to San Francisco, a city that [...]

Residents of the little patch of Marin near Marin General Hospital might be familiar with Hal Brown Park for its newly renovated playgrounds and picnic tables, or for its singularly stunning view of Mt. Tam. But few Bay Area residents know that this park also hosts one of the Bay’s most easily accessible restored marshlands. Or [...]