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A news story about a pathogen killing oak trees helps illuminate the role of citizen scientists.
Opinion

A news story about a pathogen killing oak trees helps illuminate the role of citizen scientists.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Apr 25, 2026

Sara Rubin here, trying to see the forest for the trees, quite literally. Reading a news story by Staff Writer Katie Rodriguez in the April 23…

A 4.6-acre habitat reserve in Del Rey Oaks, encircled by barbed wire, is vulnerable to a new threat.
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A 4.6-acre habitat reserve in Del Rey Oaks, encircled by barbed wire, is vulnerable to a new threat.

  • David Schmalz
  • May 1, 2025

On April 22, Nikki Nedeff, a volunteer with the Monterey chapter of the California Native Plant Society, addressed the Del Rey Oaks City Counc…

The Aquarium’s chief science officer, Margaret Spring, is a leader in a critical environmental cause.
Face to Face

The Aquarium’s chief science officer, Margaret Spring, is a leader in a critical environmental cause.

  • Katie Rodriguez
  • Nov 14, 2024

Plastic.

A state agency that funds major land acquisitions swings through town.
Local Spin | Opinion

A state agency that funds major land acquisitions swings through town.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Oct 24, 2024

When the California Wildlife Conservation Board convenes in Sacramento next month, they’ll consider allocating for 25 projects across the stat…

Two agencies are working on ways to make groundwater sustainable.
Newsletter

Two agencies are working on ways to make groundwater sustainable.

  • Celia Jiménez
  • Aug 17, 2024

Celia Jiménez here, thinking about water. The transparent liquid is key to our survival, yet it is so cumbersome to understand all of its intr…

A project to restore the floodplain along the Carmel River will make things ‘messier.’ That’s a good thing.
Newsletter

A project to restore the floodplain along the Carmel River will make things ‘messier.’ That’s a good thing.

  • David Schmalz
  • Jul 12, 2024

David Schmalz here, to share some good news, thankfully.

Rana Creek Ranch – a vast, majestic property in Carmel Valley – is slated to become a recreational treasure.
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Rana Creek Ranch – a vast, majestic property in Carmel Valley – is slated to become a recreational treasure.

  • David Schmalz
  • Mar 28, 2024

Last fall, as Kat Hardisty-Cranstone was entering her first semester as a grad student at CSU Monterey Bay studying environmental sciences, sh…

Letters to the Editor 11.16.23
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Letters to the Editor 11.16.23

  • Nov 16, 2023

Buffer Zone

Fall is the season to count and tag juvenile steelhead on the Carmel River. This year was a good one, but the species remains in decline.
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Fall is the season to count and tag juvenile steelhead on the Carmel River. This year was a good one, but the species remains in decline.

  • David Schmalz
  • Nov 9, 2023

Just past 9am on a mid-October weekday, a small team of employees from the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District begin staging equipmen…

A cross-country route in Palo Corona Regional Park sparks tension.
Local Spin | Opinion

A cross-country route in Palo Corona Regional Park sparks tension.

  • Sara Rubin
  • Aug 25, 2022

Take a walk on the Rancho Cañada portion of Palo Corona Regional Park, and you can see a remarkable transformation in action. The former golf …

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