by Kimberly Hickok, Knee Deep Times On the west side of the mouth of the San Lorenzo River, where it flows into Monterey Bay, sits the oldest amusement park in California — the 118-year-old Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. The only...
Kelp forests are under increasing stress as oceans warm, but decades of satellite data have revealed the importance of maintaining fishing-restricted areas for climate resilience. by Amelia Macapia, EOS Kelp forests are underwater jungles and some of Earth’s most productive...
By John Cannon, Mongabay KEY IDEAS: In 2023, California relocated beavers for the first time in more than seven decades. The state’s wildlife agency partnered with Native American tribes to move beavers from places where they were causing problems, such...
By David Helvarg, Mongabay KEY IDEAS: Kelp forests function as major habitat for marine biodiversity, but are in rapid decline worldwide, largely because of climate impacts on the oceans. A 2013 marine heat wave known as “the Blob,” combined with...
From UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute: Two new expert issue briefs—one on air-quality and the other on water-quality—published today by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute document how gaps in monitoring and enforcement have contributed to ongoing toxic conditions...
