At the links below, please find information from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife regarding the 2014 Pacific Herring Fishery Overview and Work Window Waiver Requirements. California Department of Fish and Wildlife Pacific Herring Fishery Overview 2014 Changes to 2014 Pacific Herring Work Window Waiver Requirements
Continue ReadingThe National Endangered Species Act Reform Coalition (NESARC) has filed three sets of comments with the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service on behalf of the Coalition related to proposed changes to ESA critical habitat procedures and the definition of “adverse Modification” under the Endangered Species Act. These substantive comments are the […]
Continue ReadingThis is highly-recommended viewing for all: 8 minutes on the News Hour on San Francisco Bay wetlands restoration and sea level rise, featuring project manager John Bourgeois, CA DFW’s John Kraus, flood challenges in Alviso, and much more. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/san-francisco-salt-marshes/ And take one more minute for this bonus feature on the critical transition zone marsh […]
Continue ReadingThe Coastal Conservancy is pleased to announce a third round of Climate Ready grants, made possible by an appropriation into the California Climate Resilience Account. Concept proposals are due November 17, 2014. The grant announcement and embedded concept proposal form are posted on the Conservancy’s website: http://scc.ca.gov/webmaster/pdfs/Climate_Ready_Announcement3.pdf
Continue Reading8th Biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference – Register Now! October 28-30, 2014 Sacramento Convention Center 1400 J Street, Sacramento, California The Biennial Bay-Delta Science Conference is a forum for presenting technical analyses and results relevant to the Delta Science Program’s mission to provide the best possible, unbiased, science-based information for water and environmental decision-making […]
Continue ReadingOctober 3, 2014 The Bay Delta Conservation Plan Benefits the Ecosystem The Bay Delta Conservation Plan offers a holistic approach to improve the ecological health of the imperiled Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, one that is rooted in biological goals and objectives. It is a significant departure from previous state and federal efforts to address one […]
Continue ReadingThe next meeting of the California State Lands Commission will take place Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at 1 pm in Santa Monica. Please click on the following link to view notice and agenda: http://www.slc.ca.gov/Meeting_Summaries/10-14-14/Agenda.htm
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Bay Restoration Authority — Governing Board Meeting Schedule 2014 — Revised Meeting Schedule Meeting Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Meeting Location: California State Coastal Conservancy 1330 Broadway, 11th Floor Conference Room Oakland, California 94612 For additional information or to confirm meeting time and location, please contact: Clerk of the Governing Board, (510) […]
Continue ReadingTHE BULLETIN timely news from the SFBJV October 1, 2014 DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT … There is no doubt that birds are in trouble!! The release of the State of the Birds 2014 report in September, included a watch list identifying 233 of […]
Continue ReadingBay+Delta+Water Conference Highlights View this email in your browser Milestone Conference Brings Bay, Delta Decision-Makers Together on Freshwater Flows Congressman George Miller gives his keynote address at the Bay+Delta+Water conference. More than 200 elected officials, agency leaders and community advocates from the San Francisco Bay & Delta regions convened on September 24th […]
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