News and Notables

2011 Pulse of the Estuary: Pollutant Effects on Aquatic Life
Jan-31-12 | Publications and Reports | Featured

The RMP has released the electronic edition of the 2011 Pulse of the Estuary. The theme of this edition is Pollutant Effects on Aquatic Life, and the report includes articles on phytoplankton, fish, birds, and seals, as well as a detailed look at the water quality element of the recent State of the Bay Report.

Susan Klosterhaus featured in the NorCal SETAC Winter Newsletter
Jan-31-12 | Media

The Northern California branch of the Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) winter newsletter profiled Susan and her research background and projects at SFEI.

Bay Nature: Robin Grossinger Environmental Educator of the year
Jan-01-12 | Archive

Robin is being honored for his work unearthing and deciphering the historical landscapes and watersheds of the Bay Area

SFEI collaboration with local Tribe: Reintroducing Native Fire to the Pinnacles
Dec-12-11 | Media

Chuck Striplen: The idea is not to restore the landscape to what we had in 1769, but to understand it better so that we can manage the land better.

Valley Oaks: An Ecological Journey Through Time
Dec-08-11 | Events and Appearances

Robin Grossinger MCs "an immersive tour from the canopy to the cosmos inside the Morrison Planetarium. We'll explore the history and ecology of one of California’s most iconic and threatened tree species, the Valley oak."

SFEI collaborates with local Tribe and National Park Service to Reintroduce Native Fire to the Pinnacles
Dec-05-11 | Media

Chuck Striplen: We’re using the best available science to understand how these ecosystems work but with the realization that people were managing them for thousands of years...A lot of these habitats could not have physically existed absent human management, like the coastal prairies and hills in the Santa Cruz mountains.

PFCs in wildlife from an urban estuary
Dec-02-11 | Publications and Reports

Meg Sedlak and Denise Greig (of the Marine Mammal Center) published an article on perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in seals and cormorants in the San Francisco Bay.

Historical ecology team presents findings at Contra Costa County Watershed forum
Nov-22-11 | Events and Appearances

"Askevold and other representatives from the group spoke on the 117-page oversized document filled with historic and current maps...Several of the maps inside the study date back to the mid-1800s giving the picture of a much different landscape than the one residents are familiar with today."

Historical Ecology and Designing the Future Bay: SF Chronicle Story
Nov-20-11 | Media

Senior Scientist Robin Grossinger discusses how historical ecology provides an "ecological pallette" for creatively designing future landscapes.

East Contra Costa County Historical Ecology report completed
Nov-17-11 | Publications and Reports

We are excited to announce the completion of the The East Contra Costa County Historical Ecology Study. The report documents the historical land cover and stream patterns of East Contra Costa County in the mid-1800s.

Pulse of the Delta receives Outstanding Environmental Project Award
Sep-21-11 | Events and Appearances

Friends of the Estuary selected Aquatic Science Center’s Pulse of the Delta for an Outstanding Environmental Project Award in the category of Public Involvement and Education.

State of San Francisco Bay 2011 Report
Sep-19-11 | Publications and Reports | Featured

SFEI scientists Josh Collins, Jay Davis, and Thomas Jabusch collaborated with Bay Area scientists to produce a science-based assessment of the health of San Francisco Bay.

Historical ecologists inform restoration strategies in Ventura County
Sep-09-11 | Events and Appearances

Robin Grossinger and Erin Beller presented the findings of SFEI's recently completed study to Ventura County conservation groups at the Ventura County Government Center

SFEI Presents at First International Conference on Historical Ecology
Aug-30-11 | Events and Appearances

This seminal event held in Zürich, Switzerland, brought together international researchers in historical ecology for the first time to discuss methods and applications of historical ecological research.

Ventura County Historical Ecology report completed
Aug-29-11 | Publications and Reports

We are pleased to announce the release of our latest historical ecology report, Historical ecology of the lower Santa Clara River, Ventura River, and Oxnard Plain: an analysis of terrestrial, riverine, and coastal habitats. This report is the culmination of four years of research funded by the State Coastal Conservancy and conducted by a broad project team including the San Francisco Estuary Institute, the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, CSU Northridge, Stillwater Sciences, and other researchers.