Jennifer Symonds | San Francisco Estuary Institute

Name

Jennifer Symonds

SFEI Author Profile

Stoneburner, L; Pang, S; Heath, S; Satzman, B; Symonds, J; Lee, V; Casendino, H; Mirmelstein, K; Verpeet, K. 2026. City of Mountain View Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan. SFEI Contribution No. 1343. San Francisco Estuary Institute.

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MountainView Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan_071326_highres_0.pdf	126.88 MB
MountainView Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan_071326_lowres_0.pdf	10.69 MB

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Scanning Bay Sediment for Unexpected Contaminants

In 2018, the Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in San Francisco Bay (RMP) launched an innovative investigation to detect contaminants that were either new to Bay sediment or had previously gone undetected. This study used nontarget analysis, a powerful tool that provides a broad, open-ended view of thousands of synthetic and naturally derived chemicals simultaneously. A leader in using novel technologies to inform decision making, the RMP has explored Bay water quality with nontarget analysis for over two decades. However, sediment had been underexplored with nontarget analysis until this study.

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Scanning Sediment NTA Fact Sheet High Res	4.42 MB
Scanning Sediment NTA Fact Sheet Low Res	504.98 KB

Author

Programs and Focus Areas

Clean Water Program

Emerging Contaminants

Bay Regional Monitoring Program

RMP Annual Reports and Fact Sheets

RMP Special Studies on Priority Topics

Place Published

Richmond, CA

Publisher

San Francisco Estuary Institute

Photo of two scientists in hard hats, life vests, and gloves on a boat above title "Scanning Bay Sediment for Unexpected Contaminants"

Associated Projects

Dr. Lee Ferguson (Duke University) and Jennifer Sun preparing to collect a sample from the Napa River for nontarget analysis in 2016.

Casting a wide net: Contaminant discovery via nontarget analysis

Nontarget analysis is a cutting-edge approach to uncover potentially concerning and unexpected contaminants. Unlike targeted analysis of known contaminants, this powerful tool provides an open-ended view of thousands of synthetic and…

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WRMP; Robinson, A; Beers, L; Walker, D; Symonds, J; Grosso, C; Braud, A; Iknayan, K. 2025. Tracking Tidal Wetland Extent in San Francisco Bay: A 2020 Mapping Update. SFEI Contribution No. 1234. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.

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WRMP-Tidal-Extent-Report_Final_Apr10_2025.pdf	42.65 MB

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Vaughn, LS; Casendino, H; Baumgarten, SA; Harris, K; Symonds, J; Sim, L; Pang, S; Walker, D. 2024. A Marsh Transformed: Historical Ecology and Landscape Change in Suisun Marsh. SFEI Contribution No. 1227.

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A Marsh Transformed: Historical Ecology and Landscape Change in Suisun Marsh Low Res	12.84 MB
A Marsh Transformed: Historical Ecology and Landscape Change in Suisun Marsh High Res	84.78 MB

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Baumgarten, SA; Stoneburner, L; Symonds, J; Iknayan, K; Benjamin, M; Ndayishimiye, E; Lee, V; Grossinger, RM; Stanford, B. 2023. Reconnecting Riverside with its River: Integrating Historical and Urban Ecology for a Healthier Future. SFEI Contribution No. 1133. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, Ca.

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Reconnecting Riverside with its River SFEI_101923_highres.pdf	65.92 MB
Reconnecting Riverside with its River SFEI_101923_lowres.pdf	8.46 MB

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Vaughn, LS; Baumgarten, SA; Casendino, H; Ndayishimiye, E; Benjamin, M; Walker, D; Kieschnick, C; Peterson, D; Desanker, G; Grenier, L; Symonds, J. 2023. Managing Open Space in Support of Net Zero: Carbon sequestration opportunities and tradeoffs in the Alameda Watershed. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA. p. 120.

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Alameda Carbon report _v7_lowres_forviewing.pdf	8.19 MB
Alameda Carbon report _v7_highres_forprinting.pdf	77.33 MB

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Pearce, SA; Lowe, S; Gilbreath, A; Kauhanen, P; Vaughn, LS; Symonds, J; McKee, LJ. 2023. McCosker Creek Restoration and Public Access Project: Alder Creek Daylighting Additional Monitoring Elements - Final Report. SFEI Contribution No. 1157. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.

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FINAL McCosker Creek Restoration Project Additional Monitoring Elements Report.pdf	8.07 MB

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Burg, J; Symonds, J; Lee, V; Stanford, B; Herman, B; Panlasigui, S; Verpeet, K. 2023. Ecology for Health: Design Guidance for Fostering Human Health and Biodiversity in Cities. SFEI Contribution No. 1130. San Francisco Estuary Institute: Richmond, CA.

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Ecology for Health (low res)	7.79 MB
Ecology for Health (high res)	85.39 MB

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