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Pleasanton Weekly
May 5, 2025
‘Helps remind an ever-increasing number of nearby urban dwellers to respect and cherish the nature all around us’
A possible harbinger of good things coming appeared early Friday morning, just before the newly restored Pacheco Marsh had its soft opening for invited guests.
John Muir Land Trust stewardship director James Wilson pulled into the new parking lot around 7 a.m. and couldn’t believe his eyes.
Out of some nearby brush popped a long-tailed weasel, a species never officially spotted in the 247-acre salt marsh just southeast of the Benicia-Martinez Bridge.
“He jumped out and ran to the center of the parking lot and pranced around a bit, until some birds chased him back,” Wilson said. “It was the first confirmed sighting of a long-tailed weasel at the site.”
Wilson said there was a bigger point than just seeing a cute mammal run around.
