Bilingual learning at the Baylands
“All right, let’s do Ridgway’s Rail. Repeat after me: ¡El!” I shout. “El,” reply the dozen fourth-grade students crowded around the bench. “Rascón,” I say, pointing to a laminated sign. “Rascón,” they...
View ArticleEcoliteracy: Are People Like Squashes?
An old zen tale Allow me to bend your ear with an old Buddhist fable. There once was an old monastery with a garden out back. One day, the head monk heard an assortment of shouting coming from the...
View ArticleAlleviate your wildflower FOMO by the Bay
Carrizo Plain National Monument! Anza Borrego Desert State Park! Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve State National Reserve! Even a Nursery Manager can lose hours in envy, glazing over thousands...
View ArticleFacing Down the Threat of Phytophthora
While Save The Bay is known primarily for policy and advocacy work, our restoration and education programs have grown immensely in the past twenty years. In addition to restoring the Bay’s wetland...
View ArticleFacebook Intern Service Day at Bair Island – 100 days of work in one day!
Sunny skies greeted hundreds of Facebook interns as they poured onto the pathway leading to the three-acre restoration site at Bair Island. More than 350 enthusiastic volunteers were met by equally...
View ArticleThe Bay unites us. We won’t let hate divide us.
Bay Area residents have united in recent decades to protect the natural places we love and embrace the human diversity that makes our region vibrant. Save The Bay’s achievements prove the power of...
View ArticleSave The Bay & Facebook: Bringing the Bay Area Closer Together
Facebook Interns Service Day at Bair Island San Francisco Bay is home to more than 7 million people and is the largest, most valuable estuary on the West Coast. Facebook’s headquarters is located right...
View ArticleMice and Marshes: Protecting the Bay I Love
Arrowhead Marsh, taken by Jim Moyers I have loved salt marshes ever since I first stepped into one during a college wetlands class in Washington. I breathed in earthy scents. I felt mud squish beneath...
View ArticleSolstice on the Shoreline
From the ancient Egyptians to the Ohlone living here in the Bay Area, many cultures experience winter as a powerful time of ritual, reflection, and renewal. The season officially begins Thursday,...
View ArticleDedicated Teacher Takes Flight with Save The Bay: Introducing Jeff Sandler
Jeff Sandler: local teacher and Alaska Airlines tickets prize-winner! “Is this legit? Really? Is this all… kosher?” Like any gifted scientist, Jeff Sandler views great results with even greater...
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