By Peter Fimrite Illustration by John Blanchard / The Chronicle The giant mass of floating plastic that has imperiled birds and wildlife between San Francisco and Hawaii contains 1.8 trillion pieces of trash covering an area nearly four times the size of California — significantly bigger than previously thought — and it is growing, a […]
Continue ReadingClick here to download the September 2016 issue of ESTUARY News magazine brought to you by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership. This month’s issue explores transitions in wetland protections, new computer models designed to track nutrients around the estuary, and more.
Continue ReadingFilm & Lecture Series Your donation supports our mission to protect, restore, and inspire conservation of San Francisco Bay and its watershed, from the Sierra to the sea. Questions? Contact Brian Baird at brian@bay.org
Continue ReadingSF Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund 2016 Request for Proposals US EPA, Region 9 is soliciting proposals from eligible entities to improve water quality and restore aquatic habitat (i.e. wetlands) in San Francisco Bay and its watersheds. Proposal Submission: Proposals must be submitted through Grants.gov on or before the proposal submission deadline of 5:00pm Pacific Standard Time […]
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). The agenda for the March 9, 2016 Board Meeting is now available here: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/board_info/agenda.shtml
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV January 13, 2016 After the breach … restoration in progress Oh to behold a restoration in progress, out on SF Bay with calm waters, winter light and heavy clouds! Thanks […]
Continue ReadingThe San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Governing Board meeting is on Wednesday, 01/13/16 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, at the California State Coastal Conservancy, 1330 Broadway, 11th Floor Conference Room, Oakland. Please, click here to download the meeting materials.
Continue ReadingThe upcoming Implementation Committee meeting on November 17 will be Judy Kelly’s last IC meeting as Director of the Partnership. The meeting will be Tuesday, November 17 from 9:30 to 12:30 in Room 10 of the State Building at 1515 Clay Street in Oakland. The meeting materials are posted at http://www.sfestuary.org/about-us/implementation-committee/
Continue ReadingThis is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region (2). The agenda for the November 18-19, 2015 Board Meeting is now available on the California Regional Water Quality Control Board’s website at: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/sanfranciscobay/board_info/agenda.shtml
Continue ReadingBCDC posted on its website (http://www.bcdc.ca.gov) the revised commission meeting notice, information about BCDC, the Bay, and other issues relevant to the Commission at http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/cm/2015/1023Supplemental.html You may also find information about BCDC Commission meetings at any time at http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/cm/cm_mtng.shtml If you have questions or concerns about BCDC activities, please call BCDC’s office at (415) 352-3600 or E-mail them […]
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