Tag Archives: conservation

California Brown Pelicans roosting at Alameda Point

October 22, 2012

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The successful recovery effort for the once endangered California brown pelican is evident every summer through fall on Breakwater Island, an area which forms the beginning of the Alameda Point Channel leading to the ship docks and Seaplane Lagoon.  The breakwater is a wall of boulders built up from the Bay floor to reduce wave […]

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Environmental law group comments on city/VA/East Bay Park District proposal

April 18, 2012

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Perimeter boardwalk (Bay Trail) through park

Alameda Point Open Space:  East Bay Regional Park District’s Emerging Role and Where to Locate the VA Outpatient Facility Golden Gate University’s Center on Urban Environmental Law (CUEL) recently sent a letter to Robert Doyle, General Manager of the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD); John Russo, Alameda City Manager; and Larry Janes, Capital Assets Manager […]

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Video on open space at Alameda Point

March 4, 2012

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Wetlands, Trails, Natural Habitat Concept Drawings for Alameda Point

September 22, 2011

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Seaplane Lagoon grassland promenade

The borderless ecosystem – On September 1, 2011, Golden Gate University’s Center on Environmental Law published their proposal for a unified planning process and expansive view for open space at Alameda Point.  The central theme of their effort is that the true potential for conservation at Alameda Point lies in thinking of the area as […]

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Birds of Alameda Point

September 11, 2011

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Great Blue Heron at wetlands

Video presentation of some of the many birds that inhabit or visit Alameda Point’s extensive ecosystem during the year.

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