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Continue ReadingThe upcoming Implementation Committee meeting on November 17 will be Judy Kelly’s last IC meeting as Director of the Partnership. The meeting will be Tuesday, November 17 from 9:30 to 12:30 in Room 10 of the State Building at 1515 Clay Street in Oakland. The meeting materials are posted at http://www.sfestuary.org/about-us/implementation-committee/
Continue ReadingCANCELLATION commission meeting notice for November 19, 2015 BCDC posted on its website (http://www.bcdc.ca.gov) information about BCDC, the Bay, and other issues relevant to the Commission at http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/cm/2015/1106Supplemental.html You may also find information about BCDC Commission meetings at any time on their website at http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/cm/cm_mtng.shtml If you have questions or concerns about BCDC activities, please call BCDC’s office […]
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Chronicle: Scientists alarmed at ocean warming
Continue ReadingINVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Water Hyacinth and Spongeplant Control Program – 2015 Treatments for the Week of November 2 thru November 6 View Larger Image In 2014 DBW treated a total of 2,617 acres of Water Hyacinth and Spongeplant combined. At this time in the 2015 treatment season […]
Continue ReadingMarin Coast Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment Presentations NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission (Nov. 9) and the Board of Supervisors (Nov. 10) will each receive a public presentation on the C-SMART (Collaboration: Seal-level Marin Adaptation Response Team) Program’s draft Coastal Marin Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment (Assessment), which serves as the foundation for […]
Continue ReadingWe’ll be talking about it on November 19! (Read this on the web.) In less than a month – November 19 at 9:30am in Berkeley to be exact – we will host a panel of experts to share the latest, answer questions, and call you to action. Join us on November 19 Speakers include: Amy Hutzel, Coastal […]
Continue ReadingDemocrats united against omnibus riders — Reid Geof Koss and Hannah Northey E&E reporters Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Having secured their goal of getting a budget deal addressing the debt ceiling and sequestration cuts, Democrats are looking ahead to the next phase of the appropriations fight: keeping contentious policy riders out of the omnibus […]
Continue ReadingBAY AREA CLIMATE NEWS October 2015 The Big (Warmer Ocean) Picture California Adaptation Legislation Signed! El Nino Can Raise Sea Levels Along West Coast by 8 Inches Old Dominion study is first to look at U.S. using tide gauge and satellite data El Nino Will Likely Bring Above Average Temperatures to California NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (Oct […]
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