The 1989 Environmental Impact Report (EIR) found elevated levels of some environmental toxins (particularly ammonia, consistent with degrading organic waste), but not in concentrations known to be harmful to life in ...

The small bay off the northern Albany shoreline is designated as the Albany State Marine Reserve. In this bird sanctuary, boat traffic and human contact is restricted to protect wildlife, especially ...

Despite its proximity to a major urban highway system, there is a surprising abundance and diversity of wildlife on the waterfront. The 2001 Eastshore State Park Resource Summary lists dozens of ...

The Bay Area is on the Pacific flyway for hundreds of thousands of birds. From mid-October to March, the Albany waterfront serves as resting and feeding grounds for numerous migrating birds. ...

The best time to see birds at the waterfront is 20 minutes after high tide in the mudflats at the mouths of Codornices and Marin creeks, from the viewing platforms on ...

According to the 2001 Eastshore State Park Resource Summary, the vegetation on the Plateau and Bulb is designated as “ruderal scrub” (mostly non-native shrubs and grasses), and is dominated by coyote-brush. ...

Nearly all of the straw bedding containing solid waste is recycled at a northern California mushroom farm. Wastewater runoff from the barn area is sent through a series of chlorinated aeration ...

Directly across from the Golden Gate, the Albany waterfront is buffeted by strong winds coming off the San Francisco Bay. According to the 1989 Albany Waterfront Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), ...

According to the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the 2006 report from the California Climate Action Team, a mean sea level ...