The Future of Duxbury Reef
Key takeaways
- Republish People visit the Duxbury Reef on April 25 in Bolinas, Calif.
- Khtikian has lived in this small Marin County since 1986, a stone s throw away from Duxbury Reef—one of the largest shale reefs in North America, nearly two miles long.
- In a raspy, quiet tenor he carefully repeats the latin names of the invertebrates that creep and wash along its shoreline—tegula funebralis, littorina littorea, mesoglossis intermedius, lottia.
Why this matters: environmental and climate reporting with long-term consequences.
Republish People visit the Duxbury Reef on April 25 in Bolinas, Calif. Credit: Claire Barber/Inside Climate News Related Sewage Is Threatening Coral Reefs Around the World, Even in Marine Protected Areas Whale Entanglements in Fishing Gear Surge Off U.S. West Coast During Marine Heatwaves Scientists Call for More Marine Protected Areas in the Southern Ocean Share This Article Republish Most Popular A Pipeline Company Says It Will Protect the Environment in North Carolina. Its Record in Tennessee Says Otherwise. As Colorado River States Struggle to Reach Agreement, New Mexico Brings on a Fresh Voice Alabama Seeks Permit to Fill Wetlands, Streams for Controversial Highway Project BOLINAS, Calif.—Kent Khtikian pointed at a seemingly barren inch of reef. His hair, curly, long and grey blew wildly in the wind underneath a tan cowboy hat. He hunched over and kneeled close to a tiny tide pool, observing how a small, black periwinkle snail wiggled its way into a protected corner of rock.
Khtikian has lived in this small Marin County since 1986, a stone s throw away from Duxbury Reef—one of the largest shale reefs in North America, nearly two miles long. He is, in many ways, the local face of protecting Duxbury, spearheading a volunteer program to educate visitors about the reef.
In a raspy, quiet tenor he carefully repeats the latin names of the invertebrates that creep and wash along its shoreline—tegula funebralis, littorina littorea, mesoglossis intermedius, lottia.