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Spartina Shakedown
"The November gales blew through - things bent down, folded in place. The dead spartina broke, blew off, wrapped onto the next stalks, and sank under the rains down to the live roots, mixing into the blackness. It was useful death." »Read More

In This Issue

Lukewarm Pesticide Policy
President Clinton isn't the only one wrestling with word definitions these days: the state's Regional Water Quality Boards are attempting to define "frequent," ... »Read More

Push for New Ballast Regulations
Given a choice between being sucked into the water export pumps or stuck in the salvage tanks with a bunch of clawing mitten crabs, fish might wish they lived ... »Read More

Clean Boating Survey
Ninety percent of California boaters claim to recycle used motor oil, according to a new survey by the California Coastal Commission ... »Read More

Political Potpourri
The closing days of the legislative session in August saw the failure of a $1.7 billion water bond measure that would have allocated $300 million to ecosystem ... »Read More

Tough Choices - Mudflat Invadors Threaten Birds and Oysters
One woman's Leonardo DiCaprio is another woman's pest. While this certainly applies to men, it also helps to understand the strange case of Spartina alterniflora ... »Read More

Contest: Hip Indicator Sought
Every year, retired Maryland politician Bernie Fowler dons a pair of white tennis shoes, calls in the cameras and reporters, and wades out into the waters of Chesapeake ... »Read More

Your Letters
Dear Estuary: We are writing in response to Larry Stenger's letter (August issue). He apparently misunderstands the content of our study ... »Read More

Bulletin Board
WHO WILL GIVE UP WATER for Estuary fish is the question being hashed out in a series of State Water Board hearing on water rights this fall ... »Read More


 
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