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 […]
Continue ReadingBAY AREA CLIMATE NEWS November 2016 The Big Picture The Most Important Lawsuit on the Planet (Juliana et al. vs. United States et al.) That’s what Bill McKibben and Naomi Klein are calling it. Read the oral arguments given a few weeks ago in an Oregon courtroom as 21 young people (8-19 yrs. old!) and […]
Continue ReadingClick here to read the opinion released yesterday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the ESA listing of the Arctic bearded seal based on projections that climate change would severely threaten their habitat by the year 2095. LA Times article on the matter can be read here: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-species-climate-projections-20161024-snap-story.html
Continue ReadingSubmersed Aquatic Vegetation Control Program CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Egeria Densa, Curlyleaf Pondweed Treatment for October 3 thru October 7, 2016 View Larger Image “Treatment sites and schedules are subject to change based on regulatory requirements, weather conditions, plant growth and movement, waterway traffic, listed fish presence surveys, and other conditions.” […]
Continue ReadingBay Planning Coalition is in support of ‘Yes’ on Proposition 67, which protects California’s plastic bag ban. Single-use plastic bags are damaging to the environment and wildlife, expensive to clean up, and an easily preventable source of litter. In an attempt to mitigate an easily preventable form of plastic pollution, Senate Bill 270 (Padilla, De […]
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 ReadingSubmersed Aquatic Vegetation Control Program CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Egeria Densa, Curlyleaf Pondweed Treatment for September 19 thru September 23, 2016 View Larger Image “Treatment sites and schedules are subject to change based on regulatory requirements, weather conditions, plant growth and movement, waterway traffic, listed fish presence surveys, and other conditions.” […]
Continue ReadingFLOATING AQUATIC VEGETATION CONTROL PROGRAM CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Water Hyacinth, Spongeplant and Water Primrose Treatments for September 19 thru September 23, 2016 View Larger Image “Treatment sites and schedules are subject to change based on regulatory requirements, weather conditions, plant growth and movement, waterway traffic, listed fish presence surveys, […]
Continue ReadingNew Products NOAA Report on the Ocean and Great Lakes Economy of the United States Regional and State Profiles One-pagers of numbers and charts for your area. Report Describing the Ocean Economies of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico A better understanding of the Caribbean Territories’ ocean dependency. Story from the Field Mapping Ecosystem […]
Continue ReadingThe September 2016 issue of Bay Area Climate News from CRI (Climate Readiness Institute) includes SB 32, AB 197, project updates, and a spotlight on three Bay Area projects. CRI also released Version 1.2 of Climate Change & Bay Area Human Health: Facts Figures and Science-Based Storylines. The document aims to focus greater attention on the […]
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