The Weep: More Pics

Here are D.'s pics from the Weep.

We gather at the Alviso marina before heading out on the levee.


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Exploring the Weep

On Saturday, D. and I accompanied a group led by Microbiologist Wayne to visit a place known as the Weep. The Weep is a shallow persistent pond fed by seepage, situated in a sunken hollow between a railroad grade and a salt pond levee on the edge of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Alviso. Over the ( Read more... )

Life at the Bottom of the Food Chain

Last Saturday D. and I went to the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge to learn about the dynamics of the microbial communities in the ponds of La Riviere Marsh ( Read more... )