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The San Francisco Bay is a great natural treasure— The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) is charged with keeping it safe.In 2010, KRCB is presenting the history and future of our beloved Bay in a new series called “Around the Bay with Will Travis,” who is the executive director of BCDC.
In Episode 1, Will talks about how his agency came into existence, after the public reacted to this 1959 report from the Army Corps of Engineers. In Episode 2, Will addresses how the rising seas have already affected the Bay. This is a chart that illustrates his point.
In Episode 3, Will discusses the importance of levees and wetlands in the protection of our infrastructure.
In Episode 4, Will speaks about storms, floods, fires, droughts, and what could happen to our drinking water.
In Episode 5, Will comments on California’s past political leadership and what we can do in the future.
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September 28, 2025
Ear to the Wild: The Belted Kingfisher - Gustav’s “Mechanical Bird"
In memory of Gustav Hobel. My friend Gustav and I used to live next door to one another on Sonoma Creek. The Belted Kingfishers would fly by, calling, with that ratchety kind of sound that they have in their voice. That’s why he’d call them the “mechanical bird.”
