The salt marshes on the edge of San Francisco Bay are filled with spartina, or cord grass. At first it seems as plain as hay, but gradually you see that the grass is always changing: with the seasons, the tides, the time of day. It catches the light in beautiful ways, and almost every visit shows a new aspect.
Spartina is crucial to the ecology of the salt marsh, providing food, nesting, and hiding places for birds and other creatures. Our local spartina being crowded out by aggressive imported varieties, and efforts are being made to protect our local variety.
For more information, see the Spartina Project Website.
A show of my Spartina pictures was on view from March 30 - May 11 in the storefront window gallery of the Big Think Studios
1426 18th Street (at Connecticut), San Francisco
photographs copyright Ralph Wilson - all rights reserved
