The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (SFBRA) is now accepting Request for Proposals (RFPs) and grant applications for year one of its grant program. Funded by Measure AA (The san Francisco Bay Clean Water, Pollution Prevention and Habitat Restoration Measure), the grant program will go to support shoreline projects that protect and restore San Francisco […]
Continue ReadingA 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 ReadingThe SF Bay Restoration Authority website has been updated to include a resources page featuring plans, strategies and guidance about many aspects of Bay restoration. In addition, to SFBRA-specific resources that were previously posted on the “Documents” page (e.g., our enabling legislation, Measure AA, the list of potential projects, etc.), I have added links to important plans […]
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Continue Readingsfei.org/rmp • August • 2017 View this email in your browser August 2017 Register Now for the RMP Annual Meeting October 6, 2017 9:00 AM – 4:10 PM 25th Anniversary Social to follow David Brower Center 2150 Allston Way Berkeley, CA 94704 The RMP Annual Meeting is held every year in the fall. The meeting is an opportunity for RMP stakeholders […]
Continue ReadingBAAQMD is forecasting TODAY’s Air Quality Index to be unhealthy due to increased levels of ground-level ozone. People with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should avoid prolonged outdoor exertion; everyone else should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Ozone can aggravate asthma, cause short term breathing difficulties, and cause lung inflammation. Help reduce the amount of air […]
Continue ReadingSubmersed Aquatic Vegetation Control Program Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and Waterways Egeria densa, Curlyleaf pondweed, Fanwort, Eurasian watermilfoil, Coontail Treatment for August 28 thru September 1, 2017 Herbicide treatment of invasive submersed aquatic vegetation began on March 1, 2017, the earliest date the program is permitted to start in various […]
Continue ReadingFLOATING AQUATIC VEGETATION CONTROL PROGRAM Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Boating and Waterways Water Hyacinth, Spongeplant and Water Primrose Treatments for August 28 thru September 1, 2017 Snodgrass Slough June 29,2017 July 11, 2017 July 19, 2017 The Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) recently conducted mechanical harvesting […]
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 ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV AUGUST 15, 2017 Anne Morkill, FWS SFBJV Executive Committee passes the torch Korie Schaeffer, NOAA In this Bulletin we acknowledge several partners who are either stepping up to or down from an […]
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