IN THIS SPECIAL ISSUE: MEANINGS OF THE BEACH

Californians talk about their beach experiences. We hear from Yuroks on the Klamath River, over-busy office workers in the San Francisco Bay Area, young people locked up in juvenile halls, vacationers in an RV park in the flight path of Los Angeles Airport, and others. What they said may move you, sometimes to laughter, sometimes almost to tears.

Click here to listen to Shirley Skeel's beach postcard. (It takes a moment to download.)

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New Wheelchair Publication:

A Wheelchair Rider's Guide by Bonnie Lewkowicz is hot off the press. It introduces riders to wheelchair-accessible locations around San Francisco Bay and nearby coastal areas. To order contact the Coastal Conservancy. To view the book cover, Click here.

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Coming Soon:

Several controversial desalination projects are rapidly moving forward along the coast; artists help out birds, bats, and wildlife refuge managers; a lone hiker faces wild nature in the Sinkyone, guided by the spirit of Edward Abbey; the story of a coastal activist who confronted Caltrans and saved precious ocean views, and more.

Check out Our Previous Issue:

Dorothy Green and the power of water, nature downtown in Watsonville, bamboozlement at the seafood counter, a wheelchair riding pioneer circles San Francisco Bay, the secret to opening new parkland near the Russian River mouth, why male fathead minnows are growing egg sacs, and much more. Click here to view.