Magali Gauthier
itsmagalig.bsky.social
Magali Gauthier
@itsmagalig.bsky.social
Independent journalist covering the environment in the Bay Area
Previously: Mountain View Voice, Palo Alto Weekly, Almanac News
All socials: @itsmagalig
Reposted by Magali Gauthier
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
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...
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.
www.kneedeeptimes.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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...
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.
www.kneedeeptimes.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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
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...
www.paloaltoonline.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Reposted by Magali Gauthier
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)
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...
www.paloaltoonline.com
August 1, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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
Why it’s taken decades to help this tiny threatened Bay Area bird
YouTube video by Palo Alto Online
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July 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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!
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...
www.almanacnews.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM