By Bill PicturePublished: March, 2011 For most of us, having to choose whether to put trash into the recycling bin or the garbage bin is one of the tedious-but-necessary prices we pay for living in today’s world—a simple chore that minimizes our environmental impact. But for Mary Munat, founder of Green Mary, a firm […]
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50 Films, 5 Days, 1 Ocean:
8th San Francisco Ocean Film Festival Sets Sail BY KATI SCHMIDTPublished: March, 2011 Majestic. Powerful. Mysterious. Threatened. Endless numbers of words can be used to describe the world’s vast ocean, its inhabitants and those who study it, play in it and protect it. Taking filmgoers on a five-day journey from San Francisco Bay […]
Sex and the Sea: Wolf Eels’ Everlasting Love
By Kati SchmidtPublished: February, 2011 In the love-infused month of February, one of the animals most devoted to not just sex in the sea but true and everlasting love—or at least a lifetime companionship—is the wolf eel, Anarrhichthys ocellatus. While many aquatic animals never even interact with their mates, but instead release gametes, or eggs […]
Birds of the Bay
By Deb SelfPublished: February, 2011 Last year at this time, I wrote about Baykeeper’s first-time participation in the Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count and my experience as a novice birder on the Bay. This December, the Baykeeper boat was out on the Bay once again to assist with the 111th Christmas Bird Count, joining […]
THE RISE AND FALL(ING) OF THE BERKELEY PIER
By Captain RayPublished: February, 2011 The Berkeley Pier, jutting out into the Bay in various states of disrepair, is a remnant of bygone age—an artifact left over from another time. Built in the 1920s, abandoned in the 1930s, and left to deteriorate in the 1960s, it has become an historical relic. As the automobile […]
WATERFRONT ACTIVITIES February 2011
Published: February, 2011 Every Saturday 2:30PM – 4:30PM – Introduction to Sailing Course – OCSC Sailing, Berkeley, 510-843-4200, www.ocscsailing.com This two-hour skippered charter is designed to provide folks who are considering getting into sailing with a real glimpse of the sport, our club and our people. Cost is $40. February 3 7PM – 10PM – Sail Trim Seminar – OCSC Sailing, […]
California Exporters Post Big November Numbers
BY PATRICK BURNSONPublished: February, 2011 California’s exporters racked up another impressive performance just before last year’s holiday season, even while failing to keep pace with growth in the overall U.S. export trade. The $12.49 billion in goods California businesses shipped abroad in November exceeded the $10.95 billion sent to foreign markets in November […]
San Francisco’s Janet Reilly Becomes Golden Gate Bridge Board President
By Wes Starratt, PEPublished: February, 2011 After serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District for the past seven years, San Francisco’s Janet Reilly has been elected president of the board, which is responsible not only for the bridge, but also for the buses […]
Around the bay in February 2011
Published: February, 2011 Exploratorium Offers Ultimate Valentine’s Date Looking for the perfect Valentine’s weekend date with that special someone? The Exploratorium has you covered with the Ultimate Date Tour—a steamy walk through the museum’s most romance-worthy exhibits on Saturday, February 12. Start off by visiting the Heat Camera. Try touching each other to see if […]
ON OUR COVER February 2011
Published: February, 2011