Did you know this year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day? My staff would normally be tabling at festivals around the Bay Area, organizing volunteers at shoreline trash cleanups and hosting happy hours at local restaurants to toast the Bay we love. Yet here we are instead, celebrating the Earth inside […]
During the last few rainy seasons, Baykeeper’s scientists spent many weeks scrambling down hillsides and wading into mud to collect water samples from storm drain outfalls. Our field team was looking for the source of pollution to South Bay creeks and rivers that feed into San Francisco Bay. We got surprising results. The water samples […]
Touro University California (TUC) is recruiting for the Reducing Inflammation with Osteopathic Treatment (RIOT) study, a therapeutic intervention without the use of medication. This study will evaluate how Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) could reduce inflammation in people with type 2 diabetes, excess body weight, or metabolic syndrome. OMT is a set of hands-on techniques used […]
Last month, high tides in San Francisco Bay washed up onto the shoreline of a large former pharmaceutical company in Richmond. A few hours later, the outgoing tide pulled contamination—including pesticides, toxic chemicals and radioactive waste—off the industrial land and into the Bay. Right now, this occurs a few times every year during the highest […]
BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH I’ve heard locals describe a film of black dust on cars, windowsills and playground structures in the City of Richmond. Sadly, it’s often coal dust. And it’s toxic—linked to asthma, heart disease, and other illnesses. When it rains, that toxic dust can get washed and blown into San Francisco Bay, where it […]
As part of a large public STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) education initiative, 30 six-foot-tall sea lion statues painted by 30 Bay Area artists will adorn different spots on the Embarcadero starting in late January. They will remain on display for the remainder of 2020. This project brings together elements of science and […]
BY SEJAL CHOKSI-CHUGH What I saw on the San Francisco Bay shoreline that day worried me. I asked Robert, our volunteer skipper, to maneuver the Baykeeper boat closer. Since the last time we’d been to the site, more heavy industrial equipment had piled up near the water. And more barges were crowding the dock. It […]
BY MONICA GRANT Have you ever wondered about the tall ships and schooners that you see gracing the waters as you ride the ferry across San Francisco Bay? Their majesty and beauty are a testament to traditional sailing vessels and a cause for many of us to stare, often with envy of those onboard. “What […]
Whether you’re looking to charter this winter season, join a boat club or plan your first cruise aboard your own vessel, the new online course “Cruising Boats and Systems” will help you have a safer and more enjoyable cruise. Offered in partnership by America’s Boating Club, the United States Power Squadrons, and the nonprofit BoatUS […]
For the first time in 17 years, California State University Maritime Academy will add a new major. For the first time in 17 years, California State University Maritime Academy will add a new major. The Bachelor of Science in oceanography, which comes online in the fall 2020, will hit the ground running with a […]