Journey to a Lonely Island in San Francisco Bay

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Just off the coast of Richmond is a small island that's home to over a hundred bird species, lots of field mice, one dog and one man. The singular human resident is caretaker for Brooks Island, which is actually a nature preserve run by the East Bay Regional Parks District. This week, reporter Katherine Monahan paddles out on a special kayak tour to discover the rich history of this lonely little island in the bay. Additional Reading Discovering Brooks Island, a Scenic Surprise in San Francisco Bay Read a transcript of this episode Book a kayak tour to Brooks Island Sign up for our newsletter Enter our Sierra Nevada Brewing Company monthly trivia contest Your support makes KQED podcasts possible. You can show your love by going to https://kqed.org/donate/podcasts This story was reported by Katherine Monahan. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Amanda Font and Christopher Beale. Additional support from Jen Chien, Katie Sprenger, Maha Sanad, Alana Walker, Holly Kernan and the whole KQED family.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Bianca Taylor. I'm the host of KQED's daily news podcast, The Latest. Powered by our award-winning newsroom, the latest keeps you in the know because it updates all day long. It's trusted local news in real time on your schedule. Look for the latest from KQED wherever you get your podcasts and stay connected to all things
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1:01.0	Let's start today's episode in the East Bay with our question asker.
1:05.3	My name is David Stein, and I live in Richmond, California.
1:10.1	David loves spending time along the Richmond shoreline,
1:13.6	overlooking the San Francisco Bay.
1:15.6	I do a daily walk along the Bay Trail,
1:17.6	and every day, sometimes twice a day,
1:20.6	I always see this island that's right off shore.
1:24.6	The island is wide, more than a mile from end to end at low tide.
1:30.4	But it's low, reaching little more than 100 feet tall.
1:34.0	There's one house on it.
1:36.0	I never see any people out there.
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