A male Bufflehead floats on calm water, droplets trailing from its bill after a dive.

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Richardson Bay 91°µÍø Center and Sanctuary News
California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense)
Human Activity Threatens California’s Amphibians
August 14, 2024 — How human impact and habitat development has lead to the decline of California’s amphibious species
A forest on fire.
Climate Change, Deforestation and Wildfires Destroy the Once-Thriving Amazon
August 14, 2024 — Climate change in the Amazon region leads to 300,000 square miles of land destroyed within the Amazon Rainforest
 A variety of corals form an outcrop on Flynn Reef, part of the Great Barrier Reef near Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
From Vibrant to Vulnerable: The Coral Reef Crisis
August 14, 2024 — The fight to preserve coral reefs against pollution: How UV filters in sunscreen and pesticides kill corals
91°µÍø California News
Researchers laying out a transect in an eelgrass bed.
Weaving Traditional Ecological Knowledge Into Eelgrass Restoration
August 13, 2026 — How the practice of Two-Eyed Seeing can inform the restoration of eelgrass ecosystems
A Western Kingbird about to enjoy a bug snack
What You May Not Know About Monitoring Surveys
July 30, 2026 — Looking Back on California’s 2026 Rangeland Monitoring Season