Tag: wetlands

Invitation- Resilient by Design: Kickoff Celebration – Sept. 10th, Richmond

Resilient by Design I Bay Area Challenge  Kickoff Celebration   Dear Bay Area Leaders   I serve on the Executive Board of the Resilient by Design | Bay Area Challenge.  As such, I want to cordially invite you to attend the Kick-Off Ceremony Sunday, September 10, 2017 in Richmond, California.    We will officially announce the 10 Design Teams […]

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Trump rolled back this environmental rule. California may replace it with a stronger one

Trump rolled back this environmental rule. California may replace it with a stronger one BY RYAN SABALOW AND DALE KASLER rsabalow@sacbee.com JULY 28, 2017 1:45 PM President Donald Trump’s administration gave California land developers and farmers a reason to cheer when the White House last month rolled back controversial regulations for wetlands imposed during the […]

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San Francisco Chronicle: Will SF Bay wetlands restoration be a casualty of EPA cuts?

Will SF Bay wetlands restoration be a casualty of EPA cuts?     By Carolyn Lochhead,  Friday, March 3, 2017 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration could eliminate all federal funding for wetlands restoration in San Francisco Bay, according to a budget plan that has shocked local and state officials, but is just one piece of broad […]

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“The Bulletin” from San Francisco Bay Joint Venture for November 2, 2016

            THE BULLETIN              timely news from the SFBJV   The SFBJV celebrates 20 years of  protecting wetlands for wildlife (& people)   Original Board Members at first JV habitat restoration event – Oro Loma   On October 25, current and founding Management Board members, past chairs and other key supporters […]

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San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Bulletin Newsletter for August 31, 2016

            THE BULLETIN              timely news from the SFBJV   August 31, 2016 San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Project Tracking now part of EcoAtlas For more than a decade, inquiring minds wanting to know anything about wetland habitat protection, restoration or enhancement in the Bay Area, have been turning to […]

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Comment Deadline Approaching on Draft Policy on Isolated Wetlands

Comment Deadline Approaching on State Water Board Draft Policy on Isolated Wetlands The State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) has, at long last, issued the “final” version of the preliminary draft of its Procedures for Discharges of Dredged or Fill Materials to Waters of the State (“Preliminary Draft”), substantially modifying the Water Board permit […]

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San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Newsletter for August 10, 2016

            THE BULLETIN              timely news from the SFBJV   August 10, 2016 The Novato Watershed Program – our latest featured project The Novato Creek Watershed drains 45 square miles from its headwaters above Stafford Lake to its destiny in San Pablo Bay.  The Novato Watershed Program, comprised of people working […]

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The Bulletin Newsletter from San Francisco Bay Joint Venture for July 20, 2016

            THE BULLETIN              timely news from the SFBJV   July 20, 2016 New Decision Support Tool available for identifying & mapping San Francisco Bay Estuarine-Terrestrial Transitional Zones Thanks to the efforts of Brian Fulfrost of Brian Fulfrost and Associates and David Thomson with San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, a […]

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Delta eNews for July 14, 2016

This issue of the Delta eNews includes: State and federal agencies launch strategy to help preserve endangered delta smelt Delta Protection Commission meeting includes Delta Plan update Central Valley Flood Protection Board meeting features AB 1716 update CVRWQCB seeks public input on managed wetlands regulation MWD Special Committee on the Bay-Delta receives California WaterFix update SWRCB requests […]

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Measure AA Expected to Pass with Two-Thirds Vote

The Mercury News: Landmark San Francisco Bay parcel tax for wetlands, flood control appears to win By Paul Rogers, progers@bayareanewsgroup.com Measure AA, a landmark $12 annual parcel tax in all nine Bay Area counties to fund wetlands restoration and flood control projects around San Francisco Bay’s shoreline, appears to have won approval from voters. The measure, […]

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