Views of Tomales Bay, bobcat butt and tennis balls

Click on the title of this post to read it and see a related header image. After the sad event of the first day of the year, I took my boat up to Nick’s Cove and went for a paddle. … Continue reading

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I love our coast. The Northern California coast soothes my soul and makes me a better person. And sadly, I see the results of humans dumping eight million metric tons of plastic debris in the planet’s ocean each year. So … Continue reading

Protecting the planet
one beach at a time

I love our coast. The Northern California coast soothes my soul and makes me a better person. And sadly, I see the results of humans dumping eight million metric tons of plastic debris in the planet’s ocean each year. So … Continue reading

Best Management Practices for California aquaculture – still waiting for them…

Below you will find an update on my ongoing efforts to protect Tomales Bay from the historically poor practices of shellfish growers, and a long history of virtually no oversight by the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) and … Continue reading

The Washington Dept. of Ecology completed the final environmental assessment of a proposal to use the pesticide imidacloprid to control burrowing shrimp.

Click on the words above “The Washington Dept. of Ecology completed the final…” to see this entire post. The supplemental environmental review found:   Significant impacts to sediment quality and benthic invertebrates. Adverse impacts to juvenile worms and crustaceans in … Continue reading

Jenner by the sea – Same as it ever was

Click the words above “Jenner by the sea – Same as it ever was” to see this entire post. Once in a lifetime may we all see such beauty as Drakes Estero at dusk, surrounded by hundreds of godwits. Serenaded … Continue reading