Editing Richmond, California (section)

==Environment==
[[File:Winehaven-17 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|View of [[Winehaven, California|Winehaven]]]]
Richmond is home to many species of animals. [[Canada goose|Canada geese]] visit the city on their annual migrations. [[Harbor seal]]s live on the Castro Rocks, and pigeons and [[gull]]s populate the sidewalks and parking lots. Tadpoles and frogs can be found in the local creeks and vernal pools. [[Vole|Field mice]] and lizards are also found. [[Heron]]s and [[egret]]s nest in protected areas on Brooks Island. [[Deer]], [[falcon]]s, [[raccoon]]s, ducks, foxes, owls, and [[mountain lion]]s live in Wildcat Canyon and [[Point Pinole Regional Shoreline]].

A license is needed for fishing on the waterfront or city waters but not on the piers, where in addition to crabs, [[sturgeon]] are plentiful. [[Striped bass]], [[bat ray]]s, [[Triakis semifasciata|leopard shark]]s, surf [[perch]], [[jacksmelt]], [[white croaker]], and [[flounder]]s are also found.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Point Isabel Regional Shoreline|url=https://www.ebparks.org/parks/point-isabel|access-date=February 23, 2023|website=East Bay Parks|language=en}}</ref> Richmond is one of the few places where you can find the rare [[Olympia oyster]] on the West Coast, in the waters along the refinery's shoreline. [[Rainbow trout]] have recently returned to San Pablo and Wildcat creeks.<ref>{{Cite web|last=DelVecchio|first=Rick|date=April 22, 2005|title=Born to be wild trout: Local fish goes global|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Born-to-be-wild-trout-Local-fish-goes-global-2639128.php|access-date=February 23, 2023|website=SFGate |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[Red-tailed hawk]]s patrol the skies. [[Monarch butterfly|Monarch butterflies]] migrate through the city on their journey between Mexico and Canada. Wildcat Marsh has two ponds where Canada geese often rest, and is also the home of the endangered [[salt marsh harvest mouse]] and [[California clapper rail]]. Another endangered species in the city is the [[Santa Cruz tarweed]] which survives alongside Interstate 80. Wildcat Canyon also hosts falcons and vultures. Threatened black rails also live in the city's marshes.<ref>[http://www.spawners.net/ourwatershed.html Spawners, Our Watershed] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070730173345/http://www.spawners.net/ourwatershed.html |date=July 30, 2007 }}. Retrieved July 26, 2007.</ref>

[[File:River otter Richmond Marina Scott Campbell July 29, 2010.jpg|thumb|[[Otter]]s at the Richmond Marina]]

After a baby [[gray whale]] was beached on the Point Richmond shore in May 2007, its rotting corpse became bothersome to neighbors. Removal was delayed as various agencies argued over which would have to pay for it, at an eventual cost of $18,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/25/BAG6RQ1AKI1.DTL|title=POINT RICHMOND / Young whale washes up in East Bay / Baby gray unrelated to the 2 humpbacks wandering the delta|date=May 25, 2007}}</ref><ref>[http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_6085645 Beached whale's carcass to be towed to sea for burial]. Retrieved June 7, 2007. {{dead link|date=May 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>[http://www.nbc11.com/news/13463810/detail.html CoCo County Pays $18K To Remove Whale Carcass]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612163936/http://www.nbc11.com/news/13463810/detail.html |date=June 12, 2007 }} Retrieved June 7, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.nbc11.com/news/13463810/detail.html Burial at sea for hulkRed tape delayed earlier disposition of rotting remains]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612163936/http://www.nbc11.com/news/13463810/detail.html |date=June 12, 2007 }} Retrieved June 7, 2007.</ref>

Richmond is also home to one of the last pristine moist grassland habitats in the entire Bay Area at the former [[Campus Bay, Richmond, California|Campus Bay]] [[University of California Berkeley|UC Berkeley]] Field Station near [[Meeker Slough]].<ref name="savebay">{{Cite web|title=Save the Bay and Creeks to the Bay vision for the Eastshore State Park|url=https://people.well.com/user/pk/waterfront/EastshoreStatePark/SaveBay/STBvision.html|access-date=February 23, 2023|via=people.well.com}}</ref> Richmond residents, however, have limited access to other environmental benefits. Because of the refineries located in Richmond, air quality is particularly low, and residents are especially at risk of air-pollution-related health issues.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fractracker.org/2016/04/air-pollution-refinery-corridor/|title=Air Pollution in the Bay Area's Refinery Corridor|date=April 29, 2016|newspaper=FracTracker Alliance|language=en-US|access-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref>

In 2006, the city was sued by an environmental group for dumping raw [[sewage]] into the Bay. Councilmember Tom Butt was very vocal on the subject, accusing the city council of turning a blind eye to the problem.<ref name="sewage">[http://www.eastbayexpress.com/2006-03-01/news/sewage-leaks/ Sewage Leaks] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070806132813/http://www.eastbayexpress.com/2006-03-01/news/sewage-leaks/ |date=August 6, 2007 }}, Richmond Councilman Tom Butt can't keep his mouth shut, bless him. Wikipedians poke at Dick Pombo's bio; and mystery fliers sully mayor's race, by Will Harper, ''[[East Bay Express]]'', March 1, 2006. Retrieved August 1, 2007.</ref>

A 60-acre, 10.5-megawatt solar farm was opened within the city in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=New 10.5 megawatt solar farm opens on site of former Chevron landfill in Richmond |url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/04/18/new-10-5-megawatt-solar-farm-opens-on-site-of-former-chevron-landfill-in-richmond/ |website=East Bay Times |date=April 18, 2018}}</ref> The farm sits on a former landfill owned by [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]].