If you read this blog, you probably know that San Francisco Bay is one of the hemisphere's most important places for birds. And that's why conservation organizations like Audubon have been hard at work here for decades. In an article this weekend for the San Francisco Chronicle, writer Jon Christensen calls for a different approach that takes advantage of the natural forces currently shaping the Bay. And he notes that our Aramburu Island restoration project in Richardson Bay is a step in the right direction:

Rather than struggling to restore nature to some impossible historical ideal, [says Emma Marris], we should work with the mixed-up world we've got to try to make it better. Rather than fighting invasive species, we ought to learn to live with them as part of the mix. Rather than fighting rearguard battles to preserve nature in ever-smaller enclaves, we need to go on the offensive and create beachheads for new forms of conservation everywhere.