http://kalw.org en http://kalw.org/post/historically-smart-land-design <p>California&#39;s outer coast once boasted 27 miles of Bay Area beaches. Up until the 20th Century, these beaches provided a natural buffer for the inner land areas; then came freeways, airports and downtowns. KALW&#39;s Ben Trefny spoke with Robin M. Grossinger, Senior Scientist and Historical Ecology Program Director at the <a href="http://www.sfei.org/">San Francisco Estuary Institute</a> about California beaches, landscape heritage and how some of these areas have rebuilt themselves.</p> Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:22:30 +0000 Ben Trefny 7333 at http://kalw.org Historically smart land design