Podcasts

We’ve been reporting on the progress of the Redwood Creek restoration at Muir Beach, just down the road from the Muir Woods National Monument.  

This is Your Wetlands, I’m Jerry Kay. My guest is California Secretary for Resources, Mike Chrisman.

If you visit Muir Beach or live near the area, you’ll notice a lot of work going on between now and October 31st. It’s all part of the Redwood Creek Restoration Project.

You can share your passion for environmental conservation and get creative with your gift giving this holiday season by purchasing a Nature Within Reach License Plate for your friends and family.

On May 21st, we visited the 10th Annual Conference of the Bay Area Open Space Council, and spoke with the organization’s Executive Director, Bettina Ring, about the priorities and emerging issues of importance to the many organizations that make up the Council.

Much of the wetland habitat around the San Francisco Bay has been lost. But one huge restoration effort is occurring in the North Bay. The Napa Sonoma Marshes encompass some 30,000 acres.

How do you measure the quality and effectiveness of environmental restoration?

May is American Wetlands Month. It’s a time for us to reflect on what makes these natural resources valuable to us all.

There are extraordinary restoration projects being designed all around San Francisco Bay. One of them is in the North Bay and it’s called the Lower Novato Creek Redesign Project.

Last November, a devastating 58,000 gallons of oil spilled into San Francisco Bay after the Cosco Busan crashed into the Bay Bridge. Over a thousand seabirds were killed and many more were collected and treated by local response crews.