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08.16.2010 Kayaker knocked off boat, comes face to face with great white shark near Pigeon Point
08.15.2010 California's state parks should be our legacy
07.27.2010  Pigeon Point lighthouse funding moves ahead
07.27.2010 California state parks plagued by decay
07.21.2010 Noxious weed threatens native species
07.19.2010 It's summer when the Coastside turns pink
06.28.2010  Who will step up for state parks?
06.29.2010  California state parks plagued by decay
06.26.2010 Is the gray whale population declining, and why?
06.15.2010 Marine mammals get helping hand from Livermore lab scientists
06.10.2010 Mesozoic Sea Reptiles May Have Been Warm-Blooded
06.11.2010 Vehicle license fee to fund parks makes ballot
06.04.2010 Sea lions in mass die-off, carcasses washing up along the Central Coast
05.28.2010 Endangered State Parks
05.14.2010 Meet the authors of San Mateo Coast plant guide in Pescadero, May 15
05.14.2010 "Coral Reefs, the 6th Extinction, and You," program at Long Marine Lab, May 16
05.13.2010 Tight budget keeps state parks on brink
05.03.2010 Governor Schwarzenegger withdraws proposal that would have provided support for state parks through oil-drilling money
04.28.2010 Out on Año, there's a little love shack
04.28.2010 Fewer gray whales traveling by Santa Cruz this year
04.28.2010 Lectures, field excursions to discover colorful life in  the tidepools of our marine sanctuary in May: Half Moon Bay, San Francisco, Moss Beach, Bolinas
04.19.2010 Environmental groups turn in 760,000 signatures for November ballot measure to fund parks
04.13.2010 Once majestic Pigeon Point Lighthouse - a legendary landmark - now a crumbling mess
04.02.2010 Pescadero Marsh and Dunes Native Plant Walk on May 23, 2010
03.31.2010 Seabird population plummets on coast
03.31.2010 Hatch School students visit Francis Beach for Oceans Week
03.31.2010 California sea otter population declines for third year
03.13.2010 Starving sea lion pups washing up on Orange County beaches
03.08.2010 Volunteers needed to help the snowy plovers at Half Moon Bay State Beach
03.04.2010 Cancer Kills Many Sea Lions, and Its Cause Remains a Mystery
03.07.2010 What's harming the pelicans?
02.26.2010 Santa Cruz Sentinel: Ballot initiative to fund state parks draws big interest
02.25.2010 Santa Cruz Sentinel: $4 million grant funds projects monitoring marine protection areas
02.25.2010 Raptor Identification Workshop and Wavecrest Bird Walk, February 27
02.22.2010 Santa Cruz Sentinel: Ocean  upwelling seen as likely cause of sea lion deaths
02.25.2010 Santa Cruz Sentinel: Pioneering marine mammal scientist Ronald Schusterman dies at age 77
02.18.2010 SF Gate: Marine census nears completion
02.18.2010 Pescadero Conservation Alliance natural history lecture and crabbing walk Feb. 20
02.17.2010 SFGate: Wave of ill brown pelicans baffles scientists
02.11.2010 Amazing plants of coastal San Mateo County: Toni Corelli lecture at SF Botanical Garden, Feb. 27
02.10.2010 Santa Cruz Sentinel: Pink flamingo flies into Elkhorn Slough
01.23.2010 NBC News video: Even nature isn't immune to nature. Storms threaten elephant seals at Año Nuevo.
02.04.2010 Santa Cruz Sentinel: A visit to Año Nuevo State Park and its elephant seals
01.29.2010 Ocean Film Festival in San Francisco February 3-7
01.13.2010 Half Moon Bay Review: Parks icon Gary Strachan looks back on career in 'paradise'
01.08.2010 Supporters Launch Volunteer Signature-Gathering Campaign for Ballot Measure to Protect California State Parks
01.07.2010 Peter Pyle lecture on White Sharks and Albatross, Feb. 6
01.07.2010 SFGate: Sea lions showing up in Oregon
12.27.2009 Santa Cruz Sentinel: Underwater wall may bring balance to Elkhorn Slough
12.26.2009 Santa Cruz Sentinel: Pescadero Marsh, our ocean backyard
12.23.2009 San Mateo County Times: Well-known coastside park ranger to retire after 34 years
12.23.2009 Half Moon Bay Review: 2000 seals expected for breeding season at Año Nuevo
12.09.2009 Half Moon Bay Review: Coastsiders come together to maintain beloved parkland
12.04.2009 Rare giant sea turtle found at Stinson Beach
11.25.2009 Half Moon Bay Review: 12-year-old joins Año Nuevo team
11.09.2009 NY Times: Pacific Garbage Patch
10.28.2009 San Jose Mercury: Sweeping cuts imposed on more than half of California state parks
10.28.2009 Half Moon Bay Review: State Park Service Cuts Graze Coastside
10.24.2009 Pigeon Point Lighthouse Lighting Cancelled for 2009
10.14.2009 Sharktoberfest in San Francisco Oct. 16-17
10.01.2009 Free lecture series on sea otters at Long Marine Lab