Big questions hang in the air with the possible termination of the construction of the VA clinic and columbarium at Alameda Point. Jean Chen talks with Abby Thorne-Lyman, the City of Alameda’s Department Head of Base Reuse and Economic Development, about what could happen to the land. https://alamedapost.com/news/what-happens-alameda-point-land-slated-va-clinic-cemetery/

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Small, iconic, and endangered, California least terns return every year to Alameda. In the early 1970s, the NAS Alameda base commander’s wife noticed and protected about 10 pairs of birds. In 2024, over 500 nests were recorded. Sharol Nelson-Embry tells their story with photos by Rick Lewis. https://alamedapost.com/features/nature/31-yearsf-return-terns-bus-tours-alameda/

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Alameda Point is home to a very important breeding site for a colony of endangered California least terns. Rick Lewis reports back from an excursion to the site with photos of the "small, resilient, and entertaining birds" and their camouflaged chicks.

https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/return-of-the-terns/

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