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"Water may be life, but without salt, the human body cannot retain its
benefits. And for thousands of years, a stretch of coastline south of San
Francisco has been a vital source of salt.
The South Bay Salt Ponds, as they’re now known, were once thousands of acres of
thriving tidal marsh, which formed a natural barrier against regional flooding
and provided an important stopover site for migratory birds and habitat for
estuary-dwelling flora and fauna. The Ohlone peoples historically harvested
salt from the area’s natural deposits, a resource later exploited first by
German immigrant John Johnson in the mid-1800s and then by salt-harvesting
companies including Cargill, which still operates in the area.
Today, saltwater evaporation ponds sprawl across the area, forming a man-made
waterscape that resembles an artist’s palette — courtesy of saline-loving
microorganisms that give each pond its richly saturated hue."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
