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Living Shorelines Test Run Reports Back
A landmark study reveals how oyster reefs and eelgrass can build habitat and fight sea level rise in San Francisco Bay — if scaled up fast enough.
The Race to Reinvent State Route 37
A sweeping plan to elevate SR 37 is underway, tackling chronic flooding, traffic congestion, and sea level rise while restoring Bay wetlands.
El Cerrito Bets on Car-Free Living
An East Bay city is building more than 700 housing units on BART parking lots.
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Change Detection Made Easier with New Lidar Survey
A new high-resolution lidar dataset gives planners a powerful tool to track flooding, levees, and wetland changes across the estuary.
Living Shorelines Test Run Reports Back
A landmark study reveals how oyster reefs and eelgrass can build habitat and fight sea level rise in San Francisco Bay — if scaled up fast enough.
The Race to Reinvent State Route 37
A sweeping plan to elevate SR 37 is underway, tackling chronic flooding, traffic congestion, and sea level rise while restoring Bay wetlands.
El Cerrito Bets on Car-Free Living
An East Bay city is building more than 700 housing units on BART parking lots.
The Nuances of Tapping North Bay Sediment Supplies
How Adobe Creek and the Petaluma River can help three parcels, including a popular park, evolve into one resilient shore.
Tools Tweak Beaver Dams
Humans find ways to co-exist with beavers, tweaking dams to prevent flooding and create more climate resilience.
A Rare Plant Tough Enough to Save the Future Bayshore
Sea-blite can thrive in adverse conditions, buffer shores from waves, hold sand and soil in place, and clamber up eroding cliffs.
Oakland High Schoolers Sample Local Kayaking
The Oakland Goes Outdoors program gives low-income students a chance to kayak, hike, and camp.
The Race Against Runoff
San Francisco redesigns drains, parks, permeable pavements and buildings to keep stormwater out of the Bay and build flood resilience.
Learning the Art of Burning to Prevent Wildfire
In Santa Rosa’s Pepperwood Preserve, volunteers are learning how controlled fires can clear out natural wildfire fuel before it can spark.
Antioch Desalination Plant Could Boost Local Water Supply
The $120 million plant opened this fall and treats 8 million gallons of brackish water a day, 75% of which is drinkable.
How Cities Can Make AI Infrastructure Green
Data centers fueling AI can suck up massive amounts of energy, water and land, but local policies can mitigate the impact.