{"id":539204,"date":"2010-04-21T17:45:33","date_gmt":"2010-04-21T21:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/waterfront\/?p=774"},"modified":"2010-04-21T17:45:33","modified_gmt":"2010-04-21T21:45:33","slug":"a-bay-delta-photo-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/539204","title":{"rendered":"A Bay-Delta Photo Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The closest I've ever gotten to the Delta is a map. Until last week. While I've immersed myself in the intricacies of the Delta water policy\u2014nothing compares to a visit to the Delta's labyrinth of islands.<\/p>\n

Last week I stood on the Delta's dirt levees, and looked down at farms below sea level. I saw red-winged black birds and blue herons. I drove through small towns like Isleton and big suburban developments like Rio Vista. I waited for drawbridges and walked out into the wetlands restoration site at Twitchell Island. I learned about The Nature Conservancy's corn farm on Staten Island that provides habitat to the endangered Sandhill Crane. I passed a farmworker driving a pesticide truck in a hazmat suit and cows grazing next to giant windmills.<\/p>\n

I learned that the Delta is more than just the hub of water controversy\u2014more than just a map in my office. It's a one-of-a-kind gem. While I may be back at my computer, I'm re-invigorated to protect this special place.<\/p>\n

I look forward to my next visit (hopefully next time, by boat). Check out the photo essay above by my talented colleague, and\u00a0Delta tour partner, Mathew Grimm.<\/p>\n

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The closest I've ever gotten to the Delta is a map. Until last week. While I've immersed myself in the intricacies of the Delta water policy\u2014nothing compares to a visit to the Delta's labyrinth of islands. Last week I stood on the Delta's dirt levees, and looked down at farms below sea level. I saw […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4273,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-539204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4273"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539204\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}