Port of Redwood City PORT ANNOUNCEMENT Jan. 6, 2016 Port Stands Ready to Help Chronicle Editorial Goals (A portion of this letter was printed in the January 5th San Francisco Chronicle in response to editorial Dec. 21) http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Work-to-save-San-Francisco-Bay-only-just-begun-6713635.php By Dick Claire Chairman Redwood City Port Commission The Port of Redwood City stands […]
Continue ReadingACWA eNews for Dec. 30, 2015 ACWA’s eNews is a weekly roundup of California water news and events. Manage your subscription here. Sierra Snow Water Content at 136% of Normal; Impact on Drought Still Unclear Submitted by Pamela Martineau on Wed, 12/30/2015 – 1:44pm Some good news flowed out of the Sierra today when the winter […]
Continue ReadingResearching and reporting the science and impacts of climate change With CO2 Boost, Marshes Can Rise to Meet Flood Risks By John Upton, December 23, 2015 In the race to keep their verdure heads above rising seas, marshes that protect coastal regions from floods, storms and erosion harbor the botanical equivalents of nitro boosters: rapid […]
Continue ReadingState of the Estuary Report 2015 The report was released at the 2015 State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference. A video summary is now available on-line to complement the full report, which was released in September. http://www.sfestuary.org/about-the-estuary/soter/
Continue ReadingWork to save San Francisco Bay only just begun Dec. 21, 2015 If you love the bay – and if you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, chances are you do – you need to know: We have work to do. Rising seas, a warming climate and extreme weather threaten to damage our bay shores, […]
Continue ReadingENVIRONMENTAL U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Important Case Affecting Development in Wetlands A critical part of the permitting process for many development projects is obtaining federal and state wetland permits. The key wetland authorization is usually a Section 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which is a required Clean Water Act […]
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Continue ReadingINVASIVE WEED TREATMENTS CA State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways Water Hyacinth and Spongeplant Control Program – 2015 Treatments for November 30 View Larger Image Final herbicide treatments for 2015 will conclude on November 30. Herbicide treatment will resume in the Spring of 2016. “Treatment sites and schedules are subject to change based on […]
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 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 […]
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV October 20, 2015 The Debut of BEGHU ! all images in this Bulletin taken from the update The Baylands & Climate Change: What We Can Do (previously known by many as BEHGU) was officially debuted Sunday October 18 thanks to […]
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