Cleanup activity at Alameda Point in 2012 started where it left off in 2011 — at the Seaplane Lagoon. The northwest corner of the lagoon was the site of the second and final phase of lagoon dredging, which targeted sediment that had been contaminated near storm drain outfalls. With dredging completed by spring, the sight […]
July 15, 2012
The environmental remediation work plan for the Site 2 waste disposal area was finally introduced for public comment in early May after a decade on the Superfund list. During the 60-day public comment period that ended July 9, numerous agencies, groups, and individuals offered their critique of the Navy’s plans to install a suitable soil cover […]
May 31, 2012
Even after all the cleanup work is completed, the Navy proposes to put a permanent chainlink fence topped with barbared wire around a scenic shoreline section of the wildlife refuge at Alameda Point. “Good grief! If a fence is needed, will Site 2 be clean enough for our community?” Leora Feeney, co-chair of the Audubon Society’s Friends of the […]
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Springtime flower spectacle on Wildlife Refuge at Alameda Point – April 2012
Zone the wildlife refuge “Open Space”
Protecting the California Least Terns at the Alameda Point Wildlife Refuge
Navy and VA ignore economics, environment in killing Alameda National Wildlife Refuge
California Brown Pelicans roosting at Alameda Point
Landmark Destination Park System for Alameda Point
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December 28, 2012
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