Hidden Histories

For the past several years I have been very interested, maybe a little obsessed with the ephemeral waters of Islais Creek. The driving idea that keeps hounding me is that somehow we traded a magnificent wetland and creek to build a freeway, warehouses, and quick oil change establishments – all things so expendable for a hydrological system tens of thousands of year in the making. When did this bargain get made? Did one person or a small group of people make it? Or was the process more piecemeal?

Audio files for a self-guided tour of the Islais Creek watershed are now link to the following weblog:

http://islaiscreek.blogspot.com/

Follow the audio file links and listen to each segment or download them on to you MP3 player. Several additional sites will be added shortly, so check back in for updates.