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Tourist visits to Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay
, which had boats limited to 150 passengers in August, will reopen on Monday.Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
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Low fog swirls around Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge under clear skies as boats sail on the San Francisco Bay on an atmospheric day in September.Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
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Alcatraz Island will reopen Monday after being closed for most of the past year.
By PAUL ROGERS | Palo Alto Daily News, Calif. | Published: December 11, 2020 PALO ALTO, Calif. (Tribune News Service) For decades, the area was covered with asphalt, railroad tracks and warehouses as part of an Army base. But now a new project is transforming the landscape back to wetlands, creeks and trails for birds, fish, crabs and other wildlife and for outdoor lovers. Marking the most recent step forward in the decades-long effort to turn back the clock along San Francisco s waterfront to a more natural state not seen since the 1800s, planners on Friday are unveiling a new $23 million wetlands restoration project at the Presidio. The project has converted seven acres next to Crissy Field in an area adjacent to Presidio Parkway called Quartermaster Reach.