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San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Implementation Meeting #20 – December 9, 2016 (Posted November 23, 2016)

AGENDA 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. NOTE CHANGE OF MEETING PLACE: Elihu M. Harris State Office Building 1515 Clay Street, 2nd Floor, Room 15 Oakland, California Conference Call / Webinar Information: To participate remotely by telephone, dial 1-877-336-1829; Participant code: 555450. Please use your mute button when not speaking and do not put us on […]

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Map Project (Posted October 18, 2016)

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), a joint powers agency, invites qualified Proposers to respond to a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Map Project, which is managed by the the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail and the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, which are programs of ABAG. […]

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Implementation Meeting #19 – September 16, 2016 (Posted September 1, 2016)

AGENDA 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. NOTE CHANGE OF MEETING PLACE: Association of Bay Area Governments 375 Beale Street, Ohlone Conference Room, 1st Floor San Francisco, California Conference Call / Webinar Information: To participate remotely by telephone, dial 1-877-336-1831; Participant code: 226167. Please use your mute button when not speaking and do not put us […]

NWF Releases New Report on Natural Defenses (Posted June 21, 2016)

Today, the National Wildlife Federation released a new report that highlights how nature can protect communities from hurricanes, floods, and wildfires, entitled: ‘Natural Defenses in Action: Harnessing Nature to Protect our Communities.” Download the report here: http://www.nwf.org/~/media/PDFs/Global-Warming/Reports/NWF_Natural-Defenses-in-Action_Report.ashx

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Implementation Meeting #18 – June10, 2016 (Posted May 27, 2016)

AGENDA 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. State Coastal Conservancy 1330 Broadway, 11th Floor Conference Room Oakland, California Conference Call / Webinar Information: To participate remotely by telephone, dial 1-877-336-1831; Participant code: 226167. Please use your mute button when not speaking and do not put us “on hold.” For live, online viewing of meeting materials, go […]

San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Implementation Meeting #17 – March 11, 2016 (Posted February 26, 2016)

AGENDA 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. State Coastal Conservancy 1330 Broadway, 11th Floor Conference Room Oakland, California Conference Call / Webinar Information: To participate remotely by telephone, dial 1-877-336-1831; Participant code: 226167. Please use your mute button when not speaking and do not put us “on hold.” For live, online viewing of meeting materials, go […]

Flooding and Wetlands: What is the Connection? (Posted October 1, 2015)

Extreme storm events and sea level rise will have significant impacts on the California Coast and San Francisco Bay Area.  Check out The Water at Bay, an excellent new mini-documentary about flood risk and wetlands restoration in San Francisco Bay, produced by Our Bay on the Brink.  Wetlands and other natural habitats can serve as a […]

Hamilton Wetlands Restored! (Posted April 28, 2014)

On Friday, April 25, 2014, the Coastal Conservancy and Corps of Engineers took the final step in the restoration of Hamilton Airfield to tidal marsh habitat, breaching the levee that has separated Hamilton from the Bay for over a century.