A colossal comeback Once on brink, humpbacks cavort in local waters By Peter Fimrite Photos by Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle Whale watchers aboard the Salty Lady have a perfect seat to see a humpback make a dive into the Pacific near the Farallon Islands. Santiago Mejia / The Chronicle Flukes aloft, a humpback whale makes […]
Continue ReadingWhy Nutrient Pollution May Become a Threat to San Francisco Bay Health Sediment-laden water has helped the Bay escape the worst effects of nutrient pollution so far, but that’s changing and it could hasten the growth of algae dangerous to the ecosystem and humans. Robin Meadows, Aug. 16, 2017 Changes in the amount of sediment coming […]
Continue ReadingEmerging Environmental Risks for the San Francisco Bay Thursday, March 30, 2017 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Marsh Risk & Insurance Services San Francisco, CA CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PROGRAM CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE PRESENTATION SLIDES (PDF) Join us for an Expert Briefing about the potential impacts of sea level rise to the […]
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO – Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $4.2 million in federal grants to local, regional, and national entities for projects to restore wetlands, improve water quality and “green” the urban landscape in and around San Francisco Bay. “Protecting San Francisco Bay is a top priority for EPA,” said Tomás Torres, EPA’s Water […]
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV August 31, 2016 San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Project Tracking now part of EcoAtlas For more than a decade, inquiring minds wanting to know anything about wetland habitat protection, restoration or enhancement in the Bay Area, have been turning to […]
Continue Readingwww.sfei.org/rmp • RMP Annual Meeting • 2016 The Annual Meeting of the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) will be held Friday, October 7, 2016 from 9 AM to 4:10 PM at the David Brower Center on 2150 Allston Way in Berkeley. The theme of the meeting is “Science to […]
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV July 20, 2016 New Decision Support Tool available for identifying & mapping San Francisco Bay Estuarine-Terrestrial Transitional Zones Thanks to the efforts of Brian Fulfrost of Brian Fulfrost and Associates and David Thomson with San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, a […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) will be holding a Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) Microplastics Workshop on June 29, 2016. If you are interested in the event, SFEI recommends registering as soon as possible as space is limited. Lunch will be provided. Click here to view the draft agenda for the Workshop. Agenda-related materials will be sent […]
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV June 6, 2016 We love wetlands … why do you? We think it is safe to say that all of you who receive this newsletter have a special thing for wetlands! After all, each and every one […]
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV March 16, 2016 Getting out in the field … A few days each year, the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture (SFBJV) has the privilege of showing off our partner projects to elected representatives and their staff, business community leaders, funders […]
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