The Great Floods of Mulegé
A picturesque Baja town has been hammered repeatedly by the escalating tempo of flooding from tropical storms.
The Wealth and Decline of Mangroves
Forests of trees that live in the salty and submerged tropical coastlines provide a wealth of benefits, although humanity is spending that wealth recklessly.
The Success of Vizcaino’s Fishing Cooperatives
Dependency and balance, two attributes that aren't immediately associated with human fishing, prove their value on a remote corner of Baja.
Whales and Angels in Marine Protected Areas
Mexico’s Sea of Cortez has always had a wealth of whales, but even protected areas can’t stave off other pressures on the leviathans.
The Ghost Harbor at Santa Rosalillita
Foundering development plans for a yachters' paradise in remote Baja have created opportunities for conservation groups.
Cataviña and the Water-Collecting Cacti
A lush desert — there is such a thing — teaches the value of water management in an almost waterless environment.
Observatories in a Remote National Park
A fruitless ascent to collect climate data at an observatory teaches that not all lessons can be viewed through human prisms.
San Quintín and Brackish-Water Farming
Water issues inland present a challenge and a threat to agriculture and the economy.
Punta Cabras and a Shipwreck
An overturned fishing boat symbolizes the plight of the world's fisheries.
Meetings and Ceviche in Ensenada
In the bright lights of the big city, we learn that conservation of coastal resources uses the same words but has a different meaning.