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San Francisco Bay Joint Venture – Bulletin
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SOUTH BAY SALT PONDS SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM
Don’t fret if you weren’t able to attend this year’s Science Symposium for the South Bay Salt Pond restoration project! All the presentations and a video of the event are now available right here …
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NEWS OF NOTE:
MUIR BEACH parking lot is closed from July 8 – Nov 2013 for the final phase of the restoration of Redwood Creek.
Read more about the project here.
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Deadline 2013-08-28
The California State Coastal Conservancy announces the availability of funding for projects through its Climate Ready program. The grants are intended to encourage local governments and non-governmental organizations to act now to prepare for a changing climate by advancing planning and implementation of on-the-ground actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lessen the impacts of climate change on California’s coastal communities and natural resources. Grants are expected to be awarded in early 2014. More
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Deadline 2013-09-10
National Science Foundation -Water Sustainability and Climate
Despite the importance of water to life on Earth, there are major gaps in our basic understanding of water availability, quality and dynamics, and the impact of both human activity and a changing and variable climate on the water system. The goal of the Water Sustainability and Climate (WSC) solicitation is to enhance the understanding and predict the interactions between the water system and land use changes (including agriculture, managed forest and rangeland systems), the built environment, ecosystem function and services and climate change/variability through place-based research and integrative models. More
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Deadline 2013-10-31:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NAWCA Small Grants Program
The Small Grants Program is a competitive, matching grants program that supports public-private partnerships carrying out projects in the United States that further the goals of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (Act). These projects must involve long-term protection, restoration, and/or enhancement of wetlands and associated uplands habitats for the benefit of all wetlands-associated migratory birds. All potential applicants should contact SFBJV Coordinator Beth Huning at bhuning@sfbayjv.org or 415-259-0334 well in advance for input on ways to make their application competitive on a national level. More
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Deadline 2013-11-01:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Webless Migratory Game Bird Program
USFWS has put out a Request for Proposals for the Webless Migratory Game Bird Program (WMGBP) for Fiscal Year 2014 (FY2014). The primary purpose of the WMGBP is to support activities that will improve management of the 16 species of migratory shore and upland game birds (MSUGBs, Table 1) in North America. More
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Deadline 2013-11-01: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve System Graduate Research Fellowship Program
The NERRS Graduate Research Fellowship Program is one of the largest graduate programs supported by NOAA. Fellows conduct their research within a National Estuarine Research Reserve and gain hands-on experience by engaging with reserve staff and participating in their host reserve’s research, education, stewardship and training programs. Fellows use reserves as living laboratories to address NERRS natural and social science priority issues based on the reserves’ local coastal management needs. Fellows receive a stipend of $20,000 per year. The application deadline is November 1st each year. More
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California Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB)
WCB continues to provide funding for wetland, riparian, oak woodland, and other fish and wildlife habitat improvement projects and land acquisition (easement and fee title) from Propositions 40, 50, and 117. The WCB’s Riparian, Inland Wetlands, and Oak Woodland programs continue, and are continuously open for proposal submission. for inquiries contact (916) 445-8448.
Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Partners for Fish & Wildlife Program in the San Francisco Bay Area invites ongoing requests for assistance for voluntary habitat restoration projects primarily, but not limited to, the North Bay and East Bay counties. Eligible applicants include individual landowners, for-profit and non-profit organizations, watershed groups, and local agencies. Projects must be on lands not under state or federal ownership. Emphasis is given to on-the-ground activities that improve habitat for Federal trust species, such as migratory birds and special status animal and plant species. Maximum funding request is $25,000 per project with a minimum 1:1 non-federal match (monetary and/or in-kind match). Partnerships with other funding agencies are encouraged. Contact Kate Symonds, Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program for SF Bay, (tel) 707-578-8515, (cell) 707-480-2675, or at kate_symonds@fws.gov . For more information click here
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coastal Program at San Francisco Bay The program’s focus is on the San Mateo and Marin Counties’ outer Coast and is also available to projects in watersheds draining into San Francisco Bay. The mission of the Coastal Program at San Francisco Bay is to conserve coastal ecosystems by engaging external partners and other Service programs in activities that restore, enhance and protect fish and wildlife habitats and habitat forming processes. Funding Available: about $100,000 to $200,000 annually. There is no rigid application format or deadline to apply. However, our money is available on a Federal fiscal year basis (October 1 to September 30), and we encourage you to contact us as early as possible so that we can explore potential partnership opportunities for your project. We would like to hear from you starting in January each year, cooperative agreements for each year are generally finalized by June. More
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Solano Land Trust joins supporters of tax incentive for conservation. Times-Herald, July 26, 2013
Thompson bill would create new conservation area in Napa Co | The Press Democrat, July 26, 2013
Strong Conservation Considered Crucial to Bird Populations | The Daily World, July 25, 2013
Seeking nominations for a conservation hero
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SMART seeks federal permit to do track work through Marin wetlands | Marin Independent Journal, June 24, 2013
Sonoma County converting flood control channels to healthy ecosystems | Press Democrat, June 24, 2013
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COURSES, EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
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JOBS & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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OPEN UNTIL FILLED
Director of Public Policy, Audubon California
Land Acquisition Project Manager, Sonoma Land Trust
Trail Volunteer Management Internship, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, Park Stewardship Program
Senior Program Manager, Latin America, National Audubon Society
Wildlife Ecologist, USDA Forest Service
Research Station Manager, Santa Rosa Island Research Station
Field Internship, Big Sur/Big Creek Reserve
Ecologist, USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
Working Lands Program Manager, Audubon California
Assistant for compilation of waterbird species data for status assessment, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Regulatory Research Analyst, Sustainable Conservation
Data Entry Clerk/Administrative Assistant, California Native Plant Society
Director, Choose Clean Water Coalition
Media Relations Coordinator, Aquarium of the Pacific
Senior Manager, Conservation & Science Communications, Monterey Bay Aquarium
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