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The Vague Promise of Water Markets
It isn't often that environmentalists and the heads of corporations such as Chevron and Catellus agree, but expanding California's voluntary water transfers market seems to be one issue that brings many of them together, at least in principle. »Read More

In This Issue

Hydrology 101
The dictionary defines hydrology as the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of water on earth and its atmosphere ... »Read More

Bulletin Board
Peace through Watershed Art ? Eight Alameda County artists are working with teachers and students in four K-6 schools to combat youth drug involvement and gang ... »Read More

Wetlands Not Warehouses
Suffice it to say, relations between the Port of Oakland and environmentalists haven't always been smooth. But on June 10, there were smiles all around ... »Read More

Pumped up for Clean Boating
When a twig or a piece of paper got sucked into John Cruger-Hansen's old diaphragm pump, it had a "tendency to explode," says the Antioch Marina harbormaster ... »Read More

Sowing Clean Water
An apricot grower who reduced his water use by 50% and a pear grower who cut his pesticide use in half are among more than a dozen farmers profiled in a recent ... »Read More

Delta Queen Margit Aramburu
Certainly heading up the Delta Protection Commission is no walk in the park, what with having to work diplomatically with dozens of stakeholders with diverse ideas ... »Read More

Goals for Future Baylands Released
Sustaining a healthy ecosystem will require "extensive" tidal marsh restoration throughout the Bay region, say 100 top scientists in recommendations to be released ... »Read More

Book Review - Restoring Streams in the Cities by Ann Riley
"Creek Restoration From A to Z" could be the subtitle of Ann Riley's new book, Restoring Streams in Cities/A Guide for Planners, Policymakers, and Citizens ... »Read More

Reusing Land and Mud at Hamilton
A combination of tidal and non-tidal wetlands and uplands is the preferred alternative identified for restoring habitat on 900 acres of diked baylands ... »Read More

Watering the Gardens of Young Minds
What do worm boxes and butterflies have to do with water quality? A lot, if you ask any teacher or student participating in Aquatic Outreach Institute's new Kids in Gardens ... »Read More


 
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