Category: Environment

Estuary PEARLS Newsletter for October 4, 2018

SPECIAL BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE EDITION Part Two October 4, 2018  ESTUARY News sent reporters to the biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference in September. This special three-part edition of Pearls shares more than 20 takeaways. Today’s stories highlight presentations on habitat and restoration.             Given that the historic Delta is gone forever, how […]

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Estuary PEARLS Newsletter for October 2, 2018

SPECIAL BAY-DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE EDITION Part One October 2, 2018  ESTUARY News sent reporters to the biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference in September. This special three-part edition of Pearls shares more than 20 takeaways. Today’s stories highlight presentations on native and invasive species.           NATIVE SPECIES     Recent restoration efforts in lower […]

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Miller Starr Regalia’s Land Use & CEQA Developments Monthly Update

  Miller Starr Regalia’s Land Use & CEQA Developments Monthly Update September 2018 Land Use Developments September 12, 2018 – Court Rejects Residents’ Takings Lawsuits for Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies September 27, 2018 – City’s Mishandling of CEQA and Resulting Construction Delay Does Not Create Takings Liability CEQA Developments September 7, 2018 – Second District Applies CEQA’s “Subsequent Review” Rules to […]

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Spare the Air Alert for Tuesday, September 25, 2018

BAAQMD is forecasting tomorrow’s Air Quality Index to be unhealthy due to increased levels of ground-level ozone. People with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Ozone can aggravate asthma, cause short term breathing difficulties, and cause lung inflammation. Help reduce the amount of air […]

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  • Environment
  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 21, 2018
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CA State Parks Aquatic Invasive Plant Control Program FAV Update

    Floating Aquatic Vegetation Control Program Water Hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes),  South American Spongeplant (Limnobium laevigatum),  Uruguay Water Primrose (Ludwigia hexapetala), and Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides)     California Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and Waterways Aquatic Invasive Plant Control Program (AIPCP)            September 24 through September 29, 2018 […]

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  • Environment
  • by BPC Staff
  • onSeptember 21, 2018
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CA State Parks Aquatic Invasive Plant Control Program SAV Update

    Submersed Aquatic Vegetation Control Program  Brazilian Waterweed (Egeria densa), Curly-leaf Pondweed (Potamogeton crispus), Eurasian Watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum), Fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana), and Coontail (Ceratophyllum demersum)   California Department of Parks and Recreation  Division of Boating and Waterways Aquatic Invasive Plant Control Program (AIPCP)      Treatment for September 24 through September 28, 2018   […]

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