BAY AREA CLIMATE NEWS March 2016 The Big Picture Adaptation is the Sixth Pillar (That’s Us!) Unusually Warm Winter in Arctic Stuns Scientists “For the Arctic, this is definitely the strangest winter I have ever seen.” – NSIDC Director Mark Serreze. Air temps in January 13˚F above average with northern Norway 19˚F above average. Lowest January sea […]
Continue ReadingSubmersed Aquatic Vegetation Control Program CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Egeria Densa, Curlyleaf Pondweed Treatment for March 21 thru March 25, 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.” Applications […]
Continue ReadingLawmakers invoke God Squad against imperiled Calif. fish Emily Yehle, E&E reporter Published: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe said yesterday that it was “reasonable” for the administration to consider removing federal protections for the delta smelt in the face of California’s drought. The delta smelt — a tiny fish […]
Continue ReadingClick here to read the March issue of ESTUARY News magazine. The issue details lessons being learned from a rock barrier on the False River designed to prevent salt water intrusion into the Delta, and says farewell to the grande dame of Bay research, a yacht called the Polaris now being replaced with a catamaran. The issue also explores […]
Continue ReadingSeaChange SMC Updates & Announcements SeaChange SMC Updates & Announcements Upcoming Events Pacifica’s Environmental Family 6:30 p.m. | Thursday, March 24, 2016 Sea Level Rise: Pacifica’s Choices Join experts to examine and ask questions about the realities of Sea Level Rise in Pacifica at a free forum sponsored by Pacifica’s Environmental Family and the Pacifica Climate […]
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV March 16, 2016 Getting out in the field … A few days each year, the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture (SFBJV) has the privilege of showing off our partner projects to elected representatives and their staff, business community leaders, funders […]
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Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times: 13.1 million U.S. coastal residents could face flooding because of rising sea levels As many as 13.1 million people living along U.S. coastlines could face flooding by the end of the century because of rising sea levels, according to a new study that warns that large numbers of Americans could be forced to […]
Continue ReadingNotice of Proposed Emergency Rulemaking – Russian River Tributaries This is a message from the State Water Resources Control Board The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board or Board) has issued a Notice of Proposed Emergency Actions due to Insufficient Flow for Specific Fisheries in Tributaries to the Russian River and the proposed […]
Continue ReadingLand Use News from Wendel Rosen Oakland Development Fee Update March 11, 2016 Important changes to Oakland’s proposed new development impact fees are scheduled to be reviewed by the Oakland City Council’s Community and Economic Development Committee on March 22. If approved, the full City Council is expected to review the fee proposal on April […]
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