News, Views and Analysis from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments
The latest issue of ESTUARY News explores climate adaptation activities in 12 counties around the Bay and Delta. View the new issue here. Read More
A new segment of the Bay Trail, the Albany Beach Bay Trail behind Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley/Albany, opened in May and has garnered praise in an article in the San Francisco Chronicle. Read More
This latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary Magazine celebrates the ambition of working on the watershed. Read More
The Bay Conservation and Development Commission will hold a webinar from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, on its recently released Adapting to Rising Tides Bay Area report. Read More
Wow, the moon is making a lot of news of late. Who knew a body that is 4.5 billion years old could be so trendy. Read More
A San Francisco Estuary Partnership project aimed at reducing the amount of polluted water draining into San Francisco Bay was highlighted by an NBC Bay report on Earth Day. Read More
The San Francisco Bay Trail is the focus of an OpenRoad episode hosted by Doug McConnell on NBC Bay Area. It's important to note it was shot before COVID-19 arrived. Read More
The Wetland Regional Monitoring Program plan for the San Francisco Estuary is now complete. Read More
The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) has issued an analysis of the myriad impacts rising sea level will have on Bay Area communities, illuminating where the region is most vulnerable and detailing recommendations for future planning. Read More
We, like the slime mold ...
I’m a full-time freelance photographer with a love of science and an odd obsession with slime mold, a 600 million-year-old, often overlooked, misunderstood and mischaracterized single-celled organism that undulates across rotting foliage in damp forests. For the last two years, I have wanted to create a time-lapse photo sequence of slime mold in a Petri dish as it forages, navigates obstacles and thrives despite challenges. Read More