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About Us

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


Program Plannew
Download a PDF of the 2008 Program Plan

Staff
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Employment Opportunities
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Board of Directors
SFEI's governing body representing stakeholders in SF Estuary environmental protection

Audit Report
SFEI's Audit Report for 2006

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SFEI Press Releases & News Coverage
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