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Feasting sea otters help reduce erosion, study saysFeasting sea otters help reduce erosion, study says

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…

9 months ago
‘They are dinosaurs’: Tahoe sees return of giant birds‘They are dinosaurs’: Tahoe sees return of giant birds

‘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…

1 year ago
DELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Cutting the green tape with SERPDELTA STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL: Cutting the green tape with SERP

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…

1 year ago
USFWS: Don Edwards NWR relishes progress in San Francisco Bay recoveryUSFWS: Don Edwards NWR relishes progress in San Francisco Bay recovery

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…

1 year ago
California sea otters nearly went extinct. Now they’re rescuing their coastal habitatCalifornia sea otters nearly went extinct. Now they’re rescuing their coastal habitat

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,…

1 year ago