IN THIS ISSUE

U.S. residents and others rush to buy and build on Baja California's unprotected coast, rapidly destroying wild lands; the honeybee crisis has everyone's attention, but other pollinators need help too; California's underfunded state parks--what's being lost and what needs to be done; a historian looks at our changing relationship with the ocean, and more.

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Tainted Greens--an in-depth look at safety measures being taken in response to last year's discovery of deadly E. coli in packaged spinach finds some may be counter-productive; people are buying homes below sea level in the Delta --what are they thinking? George Davidson and the mapping of the California coast; geocaching alongshore, and more.

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A controversial toll road project threatens state parklands; how California could meet its water needs without building dams, desalination plants, or other costly structures; why few coastal managers are preparing to adapt to the impacts of global warming although they can see them coming; a secret island hidden in plain sight on San Francisco Bay; scientists seek answers to the mystery of the sea otter's poor health; progress on wetland restoration, and more. Click here for the previous issue.

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