Ninety percent — that’s how much of the Bay Area’s tidal wetlands have been lost to humanactivity in the last 150 years, according to the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. From the development of factories and shipyards to encroachment...
AMERICAN CANYON, Calif. — The first thing that struck me on site was the contrast: an aging industrial building set against a working wetland that still behaved like a living system. A few feet beyond the fence line, tidal water moved through channels and tule stands....
Groundbreaking on the new Napa River Ecological Center is anticipated for spring in American Canyon, about 10 years after the creation of the organization that has spearheaded the project. About 75 percent of the $9 million to pay for the transformation of the city’s...
July 18, 2024 Press Release Washington – Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced he secured an additional $2,500,000 in community project funding for Napa County’s River Ecology Center. “Once complete, the Napa River Ecology Center will provide new educational...
Fri, Feb 23, 2024 – The Eco-Center is planned to become a vibrant Bay Area hub for environmental education and nature-based art and science programs. The American Canyon City Council announced a $1 million contribution this week toward the creation of the Napa...
A project touted to propel American Canyon into becoming an environmental leader is nearing approval. Plans call for the city’s 5,000-square-foot corporation yard building to be redeveloped as an education-focused ecology center adjacent to the city’s wetlands. The...
