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Rush to rescue thousands of endangered abalone buried in Big Sur landslides FacebookTwitterEmail 1of12 When biologists discovered this abalone, only a portion of its shell was exposed. But after carefully removing sand from the area, it was safely removed using specialized tools called abalone irons.Kenan Chan / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of12 A young rescued black abalone near Big Sur was placed on a piece of drift kelp — a long overdue meal.Kenan Chan / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 3of12 Biologist Wendy Bragg contorts herself to reach a buried black abalone....

Tue March 09, 2021 - West Edition #6 Caltrans After assessing the damage, removing debris and making minor repairs, Caltrans will reconnect the roadway at Rat Creek with an enhanced fill option. Caltrans announced that major emergency repairs of Highway 1 on the Big Sur Coast at Rat Creek have begun and that it estimates it will reopen the famed roadway early this summer. Debris flow from the Dolan Fire burn scar washed out a 150-ft. section of roadway on Jan. 28, causing a full closure. Caltrans estimates the repairs will cost $11.5 million, including $5 million in ongoing emergency repai...

Eyes will be on a possible hatch around the start of May Redwood Queen #190 and Phoenix #477, a new pairing, are the parents NESTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA... are currently serving as amazing incubators to countless eggs as March begins. Little birds, big birds, and animals that are not birds at all are nesting, preparing, and carefully keeping watch over their soon-to-be growing broods. And each egg that we humans can observe via photographs, eyewitness reports, or nest cams? Call it total excitement for bird buffs and nature mavens alike. But there's one egg that has a lot of emotion surrounding i...

“The repairs for Highway 1 at Rat Creek include improvements that can prevent similar damage from future debris flows,” said Caltrans District 5 Director Tim Gubbins in a press release. “We look forward to swiftly making these repairs so that all travelers will have a safe and resilient stretch of highway.” After assessing the damage, removing debris and making minor repairs, the roadway will be reconnected at Rat Creek with an enhanced fill option. Caltrans will fill the canyon with dirt in a large v-shape and construct a new road on top of the fill. The repairs will cost an estimate...

A road like no other, in peril like never before Scott Wilson, The Washington Post Feb. 27, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail GORDA, Calif. - Life here in this tiny town built on the continent-ending cliffs of the Pacific coast has always had an anxious "when," not "if," quality to it. And much of that uncertain fate, season to season and year to year, has been tied to the two-lane road that runs through it. Highway 1 is a California spectacle, a Depression-era monument to the state's quixotic ambitions and stunning beauty. It runs from the Orange County surf haven of Dana Point in the south into ca...