Cody Aylward checks on a bait station during field work to study the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse, found only in the San Francisco Bay Estuary. ( Mark Statham/UC Davis) Dine and dash. The ...

The conditions of the estuary make Netarts Bay the perfect place for salt harvesting. Because the bay empties out and remains relatively shallow, the waters retain a high-salinity, a perfect for ...

The work of harvesting usually begins in February or March and carries on for three or four months, depending on the weather. The members of the Ayvar de la Cruz family are the only remaining ...