“The Bulletin” from San Francisco Bay Joint Venture for November 2, 2016
THE BULLETIN
timely news from the SFBJV
The SFBJV celebrates 20 years of
protecting wetlands for wildlife (& people)
Original Board Members at first JV habitat restoration event – Oro Loma
On October 25, current and founding Management Board members, past
chairs and other key supporters and decision makers gathered at the Lyford House on the Richardson Bay Audubon sanctuary, to celebrate 20 years of protecting wetlands.
As the site where our original working agreement was finalized, the venue offered the perfect gathering place for bringing together a stellar crowd of dedicated people who have been working on behalf of a variety of wetland habitats and wildlife throughout the nine counties surrounding SF Bay for the past two decades.
some of the original Management Board members … now
In addition to the habitat accomplishments made by this amazing group of people, what characterizes our partnership perhaps most of all has been the ability to work together, encourage diverse points of view, and ultimately develop relationships that have become true friendships over the years. And this, according to Jerry Kay who interviewed all our founding members at the event, is the JV “special sauce”.
The Baylands Goals Science Update one year later …
Speaking of celebrations, the Baylands Goals Science Update
is officially one year old! Partner agencies recently met to
discuss outcomes of the report so far. They include:
having provided the science basis to support the passage of Measure AA,
incorporation within the 2015 CCMP revision as well as the SFBJV Implementation Plan revision which is underway,
development of pilot projects,
and incorporation into regional policy, permitting and granting efforts.
For more information contact Avra Heller, or view the report on their website.
This grant program seeks to support planning, design, permitting,
education, implementation, and/or community-based restoration activities to address the risks and impacts of climate change and sea level rise;
and to further advance nature-based adaptation solutions to protect and
enhance the Marin County Bay shoreline and natural resources.
Santa Clara Valley Water District is requesting proposals for up to $2.557 million in grants and partnerships to implement projects that will prevent pollution and restore wildlife habitat in Santa Clara County.
There are two programs that you can apply to under the NMBCA. One is the
Core (traditional) Program benefiting any eligible Neotropical migratory bird.
The other is the IMPACT (Identifying Measures of Performance and Achieving Conservation Targets) Program, which is designed to focus resources to a
specific set of Neotropical migratory bird species or needs.
The California B-WET Program is a competitive grant program that supports existing, high quality environmental education programs, fosters the growth
of new, innovative programs, and encourages capacity building and partnership development for environmental education programs throughout the entire the San Francisco Bay, Monterey Bay, and Santa Barbara Channel watersheds.
Grants covered under this project include: Water conservation research grants
for agencies and organizations to study and pilot-test new and innovative water conservation programs and technologies.
The goal of this Grant Program is to improve the lives of underserved youth by providing greater access to outdoor experiences ─ from urban parks in the city
to watersheds in the wilderness.
Ongoing Grants
More grants with deadlines later in the year and into 2017 as well as others that have no deadlines or are ongoing can be found on our funding page.
JOBS with deadlines
these change frequently, to stay current check our jobs page