Wildcat Marsh Trail combines nature and industry

By Sean Greene | September 10, 2012
Solar panels next to a water treatment pond

As hikers crunch down the gravel pathway of the Wildcat Marsh Trail, 89 solar panels tower over a grid of wastewater treatment ponds. But over the other shoulder, coastal birds soar above the wide-open tidal marsh and pickleweed. The Wildcat Marsh Trail takes it all in in a gauntlet of manmade-meets-nature-made. Across the marsh, a…

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North-shore zoning dispute hits crux at Planning Commission hearing

By Stacey Kennelly | October 7, 2011 |
Richmond north shore

Richmond residents, business owners and conservationists showed up in droves at the City Council chambers Thursday night to give the Planning Commission an earful regarding the fourth draft of the city’s major planning document and its accompanying final environmental analysis. In all, 59 speaker cards were submitted, and most residents expressed concerns about air quality,…

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