SFEI
was founded as a non-profit organization in 1986* to foster the development
of the scientific understanding needed to protect and enhance the San
Francisco Estuary. We are governed by a Board of Directors composed
of Bay Area scientists, environmentalists, regulators, local governments,
and industries.
SFEI
fills the niche between environmental science and environmental management
and policy for San Francisco Estuary and its watershed. We conduct science
studies, synthesize data and information, and collaborate with other
scientists to provide a holistic integration of information from many
disciplines that supports management activities or demonstrates the
potential implications of different management scenarios to environmental
management agencies and other stakeholders.
SFEI’s
work is relevant to the primary issues currently facing the ecosystem,
including industrial and municipal discharge, non-point source pollution,
biological invasions, and watershed and wetlands restoration.
* prior to 1994, the organization was known as the Aquatic Habitat Institute