Gretchen Lang
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Richardson Bay Regional Agency buys time for anchor-outs to find housing
Anchor-outs facing an Oct. 15 deadline to clear off the Richardson Bay have been granted a one-year reprieve while the Richardson Bay...
By GRETCHEN LANG ·Teen gardeners bring green oasis to Belvedere-Tiburon Library
Travelers on Tiburon Boulevard may soon see something new as they pass the Belvedere-Tiburon Library — the green-gold fronds of corn...
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Richardson Bay Audubon Center’s migratory bird tracker pings its first visitor
Editor’s note — This article won fifth place for best writing in the California News Publishers Association’s 2023 California Journalism...
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Richardson Bay agency secures $2.8-mil grant for eelgrass revival
The Richardson Bay Regional Agency has won $2.78 million in federal funding to restore and monitor eelgrass in Richardson Bay. The grant...
By GRETCHEN LANG ·Local scientist studies marine life found on open-ocean trash
Fishing nets and bleach bottles, cigarette butts, plastic bags and bottle caps, cups and straws. About 12 million tons of plastic waste...
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Study details threat of water from below in combatting sea rise
Tiburon Peninsula communities are familiar with the risks of sea-level rise, and local governments are working to address the dangers of...
By GRETCHEN LANG ·Belvedere steps up fight against coyotes, seeks Fish & Wildlife’s aid
After residents complained of inaction, Belvedere city officials have drafted a plan to deal with aggressive coyotes, saying they will do...
By GRETCHEN LANG ·Red tide invading peninsula waters not toxic, experts say
Water-quality-control experts say a mysterious red algae bloom that invaded the waters off Tiburon and Belvedere last week is harmless,...
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Backyard butterfly gardens help boost return of monarchs
Five years ago, Tiburon resident Dan Shanks planted milkweed in his garden hoping to attract monarch butterflies. Not much happened. He...
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Marine center’s new director hopeful amid funding challenges
Research scientist and biology professor Katharyn Boyer has taken the helm at the Estuary & Ocean Science Center and says she will do...
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Richardson Bay agency to offer buy-back program to help remove derelict boats
They’ve tried talking, threatening, litigating and towing. Now the Richardson Bay Regional Agency will try paying anchor-outs to give up...
By GRETCHEN LANG ·Romberg Tiburon marine center may close amid budget shortfalls
The future of the Estuary & Ocean Science Center is in doubt, with San Francisco State University officials saying budget shortfalls may...
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Towns set for 80% increase in dues to manage anchorage
Tiburon and Belvedere would see their member dues rise nearly 80 percent under the Richardson Bay Regional Agency’s fiscal 2023 budget —...
By GRETCHEN LANG ·Strawberry native aims to share geology of Angel Island
Sometimes world travelers come home to find the most interesting things in their own backyard. Christie Rowe, whose career as a geologist...
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Scientists search for ways to restore eelgrass in Richardson Bay
Scientists at the Estuary & Ocean Science Center at the Romberg Tiburon Campus have begun experiments to determine how best to restore...
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Coyote attacks on dogs leave Belvedere residents on guard
Deva Putney had just put her French bulldog, Dot, out in the yard when she heard it scream. The Bella Vista Avenue resident ran out along...
By GRETCHEN LANG ·Anchorage eelgrass-restoration plan could cost up to $8 million
Local and state taxpayers could be on the hook for up to $8 million over a 10-year period to replant eelgrass damaged by derelict vessels...
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Healthy herring spawn draws wildlife, fishers
The Pacific herring season took off with a bang last week with a huge spawn stretching around the Tiburon Peninsula and into Richardson...
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Study: Moon ‘wobble’ could worsen flooding in 2030s
A new study by NASA scientists suggests that coastal communities like Belvedere and Tiburon are about to get a lot wetter because of the...
By GRETCHEN LANG ·New study explores threat to whales from ferry noise
What is it like for whales visiting San Francisco Bay? For one thing, scientists say, it’s very noisy. Researchers have long known that...
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