Tag: marshes
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Feasting sea otters help reduce erosion, study says
Photo: A sea otter in the estuarine water of Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay, California. (Emma Levy via Courthouse News) The return of top predators like otters can help ecosystems, scientists say. After nearing extinction, sea otters are returning to California’s Monterey Bay — and they’ve brought their appetites. That’s great news not just for the…
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‘They are dinosaurs’: Tahoe sees return of giant birds
Once nearly extirpated in California, sandhill cranes are coming back For centuries, there was a familiar spring and summer element in the Sierra Nevada skies: hundreds of enormous white birds soaring over the lakes and mountains. On land, their courtship displays were notable from afar as they leaped, twirled and flapped their elegant black-tipped wings in complicated…
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DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Cutting the green tape with SERP
The Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects (SERP), set to expire next year, has facilitated 48 restoration projects totaling over 20,000 acres California is known for strong laws protecting the environment; however, these policies meant to protect natural resources can unintentionally slow down projects that restore essential habitats and imperiled ecosystems. Recognizing this, the Newsom Administration…
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USFWS: Don Edwards NWR relishes progress in San Francisco Bay recovery
Wildlife and people benefit from ongoing restoration Twenty years after a complex, multi-partner effort began to restore south San Francisco Bay and boost its resilience to climate change , some benefits to wildlife and people are growing easier see. Tidal flow has returned to more than 3,000 marsh acres — some of them visible from new trails…
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California sea otters nearly went extinct. Now they’re rescuing their coastal habitat
Photo: A sea otter in the estuarine water of Elkhorn Slough, Monterey Bay, Calif. Emma Levy The California sea otter, once hunted to the edge of extinction, has staged a thrilling comeback in the last century. Now, a team of scientists has discovered that the otters’ success story has led to something just as remarkable:…
