Important notice to our readers and subscribers

This is the last issue of Coast & Ocean. Because of the State's budget crisis, the Coastal Conservancy cannot afford to renew the grant on which the existence of this magazine has depended for more than 24 years. Subscriptions cover only part of the cost of production.

If you have ideas on how to rescue Coast & Ocean, e-mail them to editor@coastandocean.org. Likewise if you know of any sources of possible funding. Perhaps this crisis is the right moment to find a new format for Coast & Ocean, or to do more on the Internet and with other electronic media.

Right now, however, we are sad to say that there will be no Winter 2009-10 Coast & Ocean, which was to have celebrated the magazine's 25th anniversary with a look at some extraordinary conservation victories along the California coast, and major work in progress.

If we have your e-mail address, we will let you know if a way is found to revive Coast & Ocean. Please send it to our subscription manager, Ginger Hertz: ghertz@scc.ca.gov, with "sub info" in the subject line. We will gladly send more copies of this or any other issue we have in stock to those of you who still have issues left in your subscription. Information about refunds will appear in the next issue.

We hope you will enjoy this special issue on the Great Bay Watershed.