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Press Releases

KQED QUEST - San Francisco Bay Invaders — May 25, 2007

New Water Quality Monitoring Report on SF Bay — May 10, 2005

Forgotten Landscapes Reappear on Commerical Billboards in SF Bay Area January 2004 – December 18, 2003

New Non-chemical Methods to Control Water Hyacinth Invasion in California (PDF) – September 4, 2003

Bay Area Awarded $2 Million for Pesticides and Water Quality (PDF) – August 29, 2003

San Francisco Estuary Institute, EPA Release Report on Contamination of San Francisco Bay Fish (PDF) – July 24, 2003

New Monitoring Report Reveals State of SF Bay Pollution (Pulse of the Estuary Annual Report) (PDF) – May 13, 2003

Media Coverage

2008

1/20
Quagga mussel threat puts focus on Lake Casitas by Zeke Barlow, Ventury County Star

2007

11/12
Old maps give clues to California's ecological past: Helpful for urban development by Dan Ashley, ABC 7 News

11/07
Mercury Contamination in Sacramento Delta Fish by Sophia Keenan, eNews 20, England

11/07
Contaminated Fish by Michael Krasny, KQED Forum Program

11/07
High mercury levels found in S.F. Bay fish by KGET 17, Bakersfield, CA

11/07
Tom Vacar Reports On Unhealthy Amount Of Mercury Found In Some Bay Fish by Tom Vacar, KTVU News

11/06
Web Extra: Estuary Research on Delta Fish by CBS5 News

11/06
Exhaustive test reveals mercury levels in Bay Area fish sport fish by Jane Kay, San Francisco Chronicle

11/06
Local Fish Chock Full of Mercury by KCBS News

11/06
Careful Selection of Fish can lower Mercury Risk by Mike Taugher, Contra Costa Times

11/06
Surprise on Delta fish by Matt Weiser, Sacramento Bee

11/06
Mercury Levels in Delta Fish reason to think before you chew by Alex Breitler, Stockton Record

10/25
Dogs sniff out tiny invaders that imperil pipelines: Detecting the mussels is vital to prevent water system breakdowns. by Ngoc Nguyen, Sacramento Bee

10/12
Pollution pouring into nation's waters far beyond legal limits by Zachary Coile, San Francisco Chronicle

10/01
Chemicals threaten wildlife in San Francisco Bay, scientists say by Jane Kay, San Francisco Chronicle

7/10
QUEST’s TV story, Wetlands Time Machine KQED

7/02
The San Gabriel River's wild youth by Pat Brennan, The Orange County Register

6/15
Saving the Bay: A Story of San Francisco Bay. A four-part documentary for release in 2008. sponsored by Northern California Public Broadcasting

6/06
Invasion of the Bay Snatchers: Local scientists battle aquatic invaders that quash biodiversity and threaten state coffers. by Eric Simons, East Bay Express

5/29
QUEST’s TV story, San Francisco Bay Invaders KQED

4/19
9 Hours around the Farm. Hikers explore perimeter of Stanford land by Paul McHugh, San Francisco Chronicle

4/15
Stanford professor creates a historic tour of 'farm'. by Lisa M. Krieger, San Jose Mercury News

3/05
Wish You Weren't Here by Michelle Nijhius, High Country News

2/02
In Focus: Mussel Threatens State Waters by Hilary Corrigan, The Daily Triplicate

1/20
Mussels a risk to pipelines, delta ecology by Glen Martin, SF Chronicle

1/07
Small Fish, Big Problems by Gail Schickele, Bay Area Monitor

2006

10/27
350 more acres of former salt ponds restored to tidal marsh by Jane Kay, San Francisco Chronicle

9/20
Toxic mercury contaminating more species, report shows by Denis Cuff, Mercury News

9/8
State seeking to restrict invasive ocean species by Denis Cuff, Mercury News

8/18
San Francisco Threat: Big Oysters Invade Bay by Melissa Block, NPR

8/18
Biologists discover giant exotic oysters in San Francisco Bay Associated Press, Contra Costa Times

8/18
Mysterious oysters living in bay—Hundreds of alien bivalves removed in emergency project by Carl T Hall, San Francisco Chronicle

5/06
EPA Scientists Developing Rapid Methods to Assess Coastal Wetlands by Donna Roa, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Winter 2005-06 Magazine article
Keepin Out Marine Hitchhikers by Hal Hughes, Coast & Ocean

5/14/06
Program aims to keep medications out of water by Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News

5/11/06
Don't dump old medicine in toilet by Jane Kay, San Francisco Chronicle

02/26/06
Restoration of wetland may have toxic foundation by Mike Taugher, Contra Costs Times

02/05/06
The Great Invaders A new ecosystem is evolving in San Francisco Bay. by Glen Martin, SF Chronicle

01/24/06
Fairy shrimps and bears hot topics for species protection by Laurie Davis, Napa Valley Register

2005

12/30/05
New Dawn for the Delta?. As levee instability leaves the Bay Area increasingly vulnerable to flood and quake damage, some scientists call for a re-engineering of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River ecosystem. by Glen Martin, SF Chronicle

10/6/05
Ecosystem in Delta is on the fritz. Scientists unable to find clear reason for declines at all levels of food web. by Douglas Fischer, Inside Bay Area

10/4/05
New rules sought for tiny invaders. Panel: ships' ballast should be treated. by Paul Rogers, Mercury News

9/30/05
San Pablo, Suisun bays called less healthy, central and south bay waters doing better, [Bay Institute] study says. by Glen Martin, San Francisco Chronicle

9/26/05
Local flood control officials are studying New Orleans. by Dan Stober, Mercury News

9/8/05
City awash in toxic waters, but long-term impact is murky. by Glen Martin, SFGate.com

8/14/05
Mercury-laden Fish Pose Risk to Women, Children. by Dana Nichols, Stockton Record

6/30/05
Itch affects dozens at Alameda beach. Flatworm may be present in water. by Hanna Tamrat, Inside Bay Area

6/21/05
Alien species infest waters of Bay, Delta. by Mike Taugher, Contra Costa Times

6/16/05
Wetlands Threat Branching Out. by Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News

March 2005
Herbicide first step to eradicate Ludwigia
“The institute has monitored the toxicity of Glyphosate in three aquatic locations" (read on...)
by Carol Benfell, The Press Democrat

March 2005
Attack of the Invasives
“The more derelict the dock the better,” says Andy Cohen (read on...)
by Susan McGrath, National Geographic Magazine

02/21/05
Researchers turn to Bay contamination
Mike Connor described PBDEs as one of the Bay's biggest problems of the future (read on...)
by Jo Stanley, San Francisco Examiner

01/18/05
Coastal waters threat reported
A scientist foresees an 'invasional meltdown' of ecosystems (read on...)
by Suzanne Bohan, Sacramento Bee Correspondent

2004

11/07/04
Exotic grass attacks marshes, mudflats
Invasive plant eliminates natives, threatening wildlife (read on...)
by Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment Writer

11/05/04
Marsh Project Evolves
$12 million plan to restore 1,400 acres at Bair Island to their 1946 wild state (read on...)
by Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News

05/05/04
Dramatic Decrease in Silver in SF Bay
Levels of metal poisinous to marine life at 25-year low (read on...) PDF 16K
by Paul Rogers, San Jose Mercury News

05/01/04
New Plan to Cut Mercury Release into Bay—
State officials are cracking down on mercury pollution in San Francisco Bay (read on..)
by Jane Kay, San Francisco Chronicle

4/1/04
Funds Will be Used to Examine Wetlands
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $250,000 grant Tuesday to assess the health of Northern California's wetlands... More than 90 percent of California's wetlands have been developed or converted into farmland (read on...)
Tri-valley Herald and Oakland Tribune

02/02/04
Fish Safety
KALW San Francisco 91.7
City Visions Radio, 7:30 p.m. | Listen
Host: Rose Levinson

June 2004
Bayboards
Landscape Architecture Magazine
Simply Eloquent, Bay Area billboards Make Quite Pleas to Take a Look Around
Reprinted with permission from Landscape Architecture Magazine, June 2004 | www.asla.org
by Jennifer Dowdell

2/11/04
What's That Sinking Feeling? Billboards Remind Us of Marshes of Yore February 11, 2004
by Adair Lara, San Francisco Chronicle

Cardinal Inquirer–publication of the Stanford graduate program in journalism
Honoring the Bay's Original Shorelines – February 5, 2004
by Hugh Biggar

KPFA Free Speech Radio
Bayboards – The Morning Show 01/22/04, 8:00 a.m.
Host: Andrea Lewis

Oakland Tribune
"New Billboards Depict Bay Area's Native Landscapes"
by Angela Hill 01/18/04

Bay Area Reporter
"Pop Pictures" by Mark Mardon
01/29/04

SF Weekly
"Not Boring Boards, Art and History Writ Large"
01/22/04

Bay Nature Magazine, January-March, 2004
"Two Centuries in Seven Blocks"
by Robin Grossinger, Elise Brewster & Susan Schwartzenberg

2003

Science Supplement for Bay Nature Magazine, October-December 2003
"Towards a Healthy Bay: A 21st Century Challenge"
by Jane Kay; Design and Science Graphics by Patricia Chambers, SFEI

Water Hyacinth Eradication Demonstration
KCRA Channel 3 News — Sacramento, CA
"'The Shredder' Brought in to Battle Invasive Plant"
Deidre Fitzpatrick 09/08/03

Mercury News
"Dumped Water Disrupts Ports With Foreign Species"
Paul Rogers 09/03/03

Report: Contaminant Concentrations in Fish from San Francisco Bay, 2000

Annual Report: Pulse of the Estuary & 10 Year Anniversary of the Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) in the News

2002

Studying the Past to Plan the Future – 495K PDF
Patricia Henley

San Francisco Estuary Institute
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