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Magali Gauthier

@itsmagalig.bsky.social
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Multimedia journalist covering energy and climate solutions. Graduate student in the Science, Health, Environmental Reporting Program at NYU. All socials: @itsmagalig

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San Francisco Baykeeper @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
As our staff scientist Ian Wren indicates in this article, desal byproducts could affect water quality: "You're going to get more nutrients concentrated, more heavy metals, maybe even selenium." Thanks for the great reporting on this issue @itsmagalig.bsky.social @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social
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Magali Gauthier @itsmagalig.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
This fall, the city of Antioch's new brackish desalination plant started treating water from the Delta. I wrote about the new facility along with the role brackish desalination is playing in the state's water supply strategy for @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social. www.kneedeeptimes.org/antioch-desa...
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Antioch Desalination Plant Provides Path to Water Conservation
The $120 million plant opened this fall and treats 8 million gallons of brackish water a day, 75% of which is drinkable.
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Magali Gauthier @itsmagalig.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
New story for @thesixfifty.com about the Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance and the work they do. www.paloaltoonline.com/outdoor-recr...
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Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance celebrates a major milestone with a month of free avian activities
The Cupertino nonprofit is celebrating its centennial with a month of free activities open to the public as well as member-exclusive events.
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Magali Gauthier @itsmagalig.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Stoked to share that this spring, @juliabrown.bsky.social and I received a first place award in environmental reporting from @cnpa.bsky.social. Our story looked at how Big Basin (and other state parks nearby) are recovering four years after the CZU fire. Give it a read! tinyurl.com/4crfs5t6
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The CZU Fire burned more than 24K acres across Big Basin and nearby state parks. Here’s how they’re recovering – and building resilience for the future
Recovery from the CZU Fire at local state parks has been measured in milestones not over months, but years. And in the midst of all the restoration work, California State Parks and partnering agencies...
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The Six Fifty @thesixfifty.com · 01/08/2025
That includes projects like @itsmagalig.bsky.social’s recent story and video about the western snowy plover, a tiny threatened shorebird that nests on the Bay’s salt ponds. (3/9)
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As the Bay Area’s salt pond restoration project moves forward, a tiny threatened shorebird remains under the watchful eye of biologists
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is reverting thousands of acres of land once used for salt production to its historic tidal marsh state. But experts worry the gradual conversion of dried s...
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Magali Gauthier @itsmagalig.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is reverting thousands of acres of land once used for salt production to its historic tidal marsh state. Experts worry the work will hamper the recovery of the threatened western snowy plover. My latest story for @thesixfifty.com: tinyurl.com/2ajan7ej
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Why it’s taken decades to help this tiny threatened Bay Area bird
YouTube video by Palo Alto Online
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Magali Gauthier @itsmagalig.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
It's been six months since 50 AI wildfire sensors were installed on the Peninsula. I wrote about how the sensors are performing, why local fire departments think they're useful and where they're placed for @almanacnews.com. Thanks for the assignment @angelaswartz.bsky.social!
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Local first responders install AI sensors for early wildfire detection
Fifty of these sensors were installed throughout Portola Valley, Woodside, unincorporated San Mateo County, Palo Alto and Stanford property last September to advance early wildfire detection on the Pe...
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