The Event DredgeFest California is an event about the past, present and future of the human manipulation of sediments in California’s Bay-Delta. Two day-long tours of dredged landscapes—from navigational dredging of the bay to levees in the watery tracts of the delta. Five-day workshop which engages local stakeholders, experts (from academia, industry, and government), and students in an intensive future oriented visioning and visualization process. […]
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INVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Water Hyacinth and Spongeplant Control Program – 2015 Treatments for the Week of November 16 thru November 20 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 […]
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Waterfront Working Group Meeting 11/17/15 The Port looks forward to the first meeting of the Waterfront Working Group on November 17th, for the Waterfront Plan Update project. The meeting notice and agenda is presented below. We welcome all to follow and participate in this public process. The Waterfront Working Group meetings will provide a public forum […]
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The Port of San Francisco is pleased to announce the launch of our new digital newsletter,@SFPort. This inaugural edition contains highly-interactive digital content designed to help you discover what we do at the Port, learn about some of our innovative Port tenants and review some of the event happenings taking place along the iconic […]
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The Coastal Conservancy announces Round 2 of its Proposition 1 Grant Program. For the second competitive grant round, the Conservancy invites project proposals that protect and enhance anadromous fish habitat. Link to the complete Proposal Solicitation. A Word version of the application is availablehere. Proposals for Round 2 are due to the Conservancy on December […]
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CAL FIRE Urban Forestry Program News State of the Program/Grants Well, a long destructive wildfire season has subsided for the year (fingers crossed) and I have gotten back into the groove of my normal urban forestry duties in the North Coast and the Bay Area. New grant projects supported by the first round of […]
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Contra Costa Times: States use own funds to deepen waterways “AUSTIN, Texas — Tired of waiting for Congress, states racing to deepen seaports before the opening of the enlarged Panama Canal next year are picking up the cost of what has traditionally been a federal duty. With funding for coastal navigation channels at its lowest […]
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Click here to view the agenda for next week’s Port Commission Meeting. The supporting documents will be posted on the Port of San Francisco website this afternoon.
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Wall Street Journal: West Coast Ports Widen Lead on Imports
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Representative Torres (D-CA) introduced the Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2015 (H.R. 3878) to enhance cybersecurity information sharing and coordination at ports in the United States, and for other purposes. Click here to view H.R. 3878.
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