Spare the Air alert called for Thursday in the Bay Area By Denis Cuff Contra Costa Times POSTED: 09/11/2014 06:08:27 AM PDT UPDATED: 09/11/2014 06:08:53 AM PDT – A Spare the Air alert has been called for Thursday in the Bay Area because of high smog levels caused by rising temperatures and smoke […]
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO BAY JOINT VENTURE – BULLETIN \ do you know this birds new name? LINKS WE LIKE BAY AREA AUDIO TOURS SFBAYJV WEBSITE PODCASTS POINT BLUE CONSERVATION SCIENCE SOUTH BAY SALT PONDS YOUR WETLANDS BAY […]
Continue ReadingDear Bay, Coast, and Ocean Community, Come join Aquarium of the Bay, 5 Gyres and the SeaDoc Society for “Plastic Planet – New Research and Solutions for the Ocean Trash Problem.” We will highlight specific solutions for lost or discarded fishing gear with a rough cut of an upcoming short film. The program then […]
Continue ReadingSF Bay Area Water Trail Accessibility Plan – Public Draft. We are proud to announce that the Water Trail (WT) Program recently released the draft San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Accessibility Plan for review and input. The Plan is designed to provide information on how landing and launching sites around the Bay […]
Continue ReadingWater policy debate in California is never just “fish vs. farmers” 08/25/2014 Author: Nicola Overstreet The San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary is the largest estuary on the west coast of the Americas. It’s also one of the largest points of contention in California’s ongoing struggle to allocate its supply of water. Often, the debate over how […]
Continue ReadingFriends of the San Francisco Estuary Weighs in on Bay Delta Conservation Plan One of many organizations concerned about the shortcomings of the proposed Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP), Friends of the San Francisco Estuary has released their comments on the Public Draft of the BDCP and the associated Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (DEIR/S) […]
Continue ReadingView this email in your browser July 2014 Newsletter Volume 32 Upcoming Events and Meetings More events, including volunteer restoration opportunities, are listed on the Events and Meetingssection of the project web site. Meetings Stay tuned for announcements for meetings this fall! Annual Joint Stakeholder Forum & Working Groups Meeting Public Meeting on the Draft Environmental […]
Continue ReadingA new “Navy Radiological Survey Update” page is now available from the U.S. Navy. This webpage provides status of the radiological surveys of the leased housing area on Naval Station Treasure Island. Click here to visit the new webpage.
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has developed a proposed policy that would give landowner credit for pre-listing voluntary conservation actions for at risk species. Click here for more information on the draft policy.
Continue ReadingJULY NEWS from the Bay Area Climate & Energy Resilience Project — A project of the Joint Policy Committee with funding from the JPC, the Kresge Foundation, and the San Francisco Foundation July 3, 2014 1. We’ll start with the bad news for our project. Aleka Seville, who has been such a valuable […]
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