Environment
People voice love of estuaries
February 27, 2020
Mark Prado
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
Environment
Poetry slam and writing event mark "I Heart Estuaries Week"
February 11, 2020
Mark Prado
San Rafael Bay
The San Francisco Estuary Partnership is holding an in-person and virtual poetry slam and writing event for #iheartestuaries this week. Read More
Environment
San Francisco Estuary Partnership works to improve Bay's water quality
September 24, 2019
Stormwater mitigation work on San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley. Josh Bradt.
A landmark project for the Bay Area aimed at reducing the amount of polluted water draining into San Francisco Bay broke ground Monday in Berkeley. Read More
Environment
San Francisco Estuary Partnership wins award for Bay-Delta stewardship
September 18, 2019
(L-R) Kimberly Riley, The Bay Foundation; Vicki Gambale, The Bay Foundation; Preston Smith, Office of Environmental Health Services, Virginia Department of Health; Adrien Baudrimont, San Francisco Estuary Partnership; Natasha Dunn, San Francisco Estuary Partnership. Photo by Lynda Richardson, Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries.
The San Francisco Estuary Partnership’s Clean Vessel Act Program received an Outstanding Service Award from the States Organization for Boating Access (SOBA) at the national SOBA meeting last week in Virginia. Read More
Environment
Senate designates September 14-21, 2019 as National Estuaries Week
September 13, 2019
Mark Prado
San Rafael Bay.
Last month, the U.S. Senate adopted a resolution designating September 14-21, 2019 as the seventh annual National Estuaries Week. Read More
Environment
New bill would help San Francisco Estuary Partnership’s resiliency efforts
July 29, 2019
By Kowitz via Creative Commons.
The Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act, a bipartisan bill which would reauthorize the National Estuary Program (NEP), was introduced last week by U.S. Representative Tom Malinowski (D-NJ). Read More
Environment
I Heart Estuaries Week celebrated
February 15, 2019
This week celebrates #iheartestuaries, a national media campaign to raise awareness of the essential benefits of the nation’s estuaries, including the San Francisco Estuary. Read More
Resiliency
Special Issue of “Estuary News” Explores the Resilient By Design Bay Area Challenge
June 19, 2018
The latest special issue of ESTUARY News magazine is now available and takes a deep dive into the Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge, which in May 2017 selected nine high-powered teams from across the globe to come up with innovative design ideas that address sea level rise and resilience to climate change around the region.
Last month, after a year-long process, Resilient by Design shared the final design concepts developed by local residents, community organizations, public officials and local, national, and international experts. These concepts were “meant to inspire, catalyze action, and push us along the path to a more resilient future.”
The June 2018 Issue of ESTUARY News explores each of the individual Bay Area Challenge design concepts in more detail and puts the whole Challenge in wider context, including where we might go from here. Keep reading to find out more! Read More
Environment
San Francisco Bay Restoration Projects and Estuary Success Stories
April 17, 2018
Karl Nielsen
Last week the Bay Area celebrated a major milestone with the announcement of $17.9 million in funding for the first round of wetland restoration projects supported by the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority, the local agency responsible for allocating funds raised by Measure AA.
The measure, which was passed in June 2016 by 70 percent of voters in the nine Bay Area counties, is the first regional parcel tax in California’s history. It is expected to generate $500 million in funds over the next 20 years, or approximately $25 million annually, to fund shoreline and habitat restoration, public access and recreation opportunities, and other amenities across San Francisco Bay.
Keep reading on to find out more about the projects receiving wetlands restoration funding, and to learn more about the work of the San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) – which is hosted by ABAG and staffed by MTC – in protecting and restoring the Bay as well as the rivers and streams that feed it. Read More
Funding
Bay Area and California Housing and Transportation Highlights from the Fiscal Year 2018 Federal Budget
April 16, 2018
Karl Nielsen
Last month Congress approved a $1.3 trillion appropriations bill to fund the government for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. In a departure from previous years, the budget included major boosts in funding for both defense and non-defense discretionary programs and also significantly increased investment in federal housing and transportation programs.
This post will provide summaries of major housing, transportation and other relevant provisions from the final FY 2018 spending bill; a chart comparing FY 2017 and FY 2018 funding levels; and analysis of California and/or Bay Area impacts for select housing and transportation programs. Continue reading on for more details. Read More