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Fri, Jun 12 - Mon, Jun 22 2015
SFEI scientists present at national Living Future conference
In April 2015, Robin Grossinger and Erin Beller traveled to Seattle to present at Living Future, a national conference focused on green building, landscaping, and design. Robin and Erin co-presented with Audrey Davenport, Google's Ecology Program lead.
Thu, Jun 11 2015
Latest Estuary News takes a look “Beyond the Blubber”
Ariel Rubissow-Okamoto’s article “Beyond the Blubber,” based on interviews with SFEI Senior Scientist Rebecca Sutton and NIST Investigator John Kucklick, provides the scientists’ perspective on a just-completed RMP study that searched Bay biota for unknown contaminants.
Fri, Jun 5 2015
This release of CD3 features an advanced download tool for accessing all data for a project and the ability to dynamically generate Sum of PCBs. Detailed instructions for using the tool's different features are provided in a pop-up box for easy reference.
Tue, Jun 2 2015
Storm Flows Key to Managing Pollution in Highly Urban Watersheds
Urban runoff is a large and potentially controllable source of pollutants for San Francisco Bay and urban centers around the world. SFEI scientists conducted intensive measurements for suspended sediments and a range of trace organic pollutants in dry weather and storm flow runoff from a fully urban watershed. More than 91% of the loads for every pollutant measured were transported during storm events, along with 87% of the total water discharge.
Mon, Jun 1 - Mon, Jun 22 2015
SF Bay Nutrients Visualization Tool
This visualization tool facilitates intuitive comparison of continuous data from around the Bay, and across a variety of analytes, to demonstrate the potential for collaborative monitoring across programs.
Mon, Jun 1 - Mon, Jun 22 2015
Riparian zone decision support tool just released!
In April 2015, SFEI released a GIS-based decision support tool called the Riparian Zone Estimation Tool (RipZET).
Mon, Jun 1 - Mon, Jun 22 2015
RMP Publication: Storm Flows Key to Managing Pollution in Highly Urban Watersheds
Urban runoff is a large and potentially controllable source of pollutants to San Francisco Bay and many other urban aquatic ecosystems around the world.
Sat, May 30 2015
Re-Oaking Featured in New York Times
The re-oaking concept developed by SFEI was featured in an article about Oakland and Silicon Valley. First conceived in a paper in Restoration Ecology by SFEI an
Wed, May 27 2015
Novato Creek Baylands Historical Ecology Study report now available
SFEI recently completed an historical ecology study of lower Novato Creek in Marin County.
Thu, May 21 2015
San Francisco Bay wildlife were tested for previously unmonitored contaminants using a non-targeted analysis that screens mainly for long-lived, fat-soluble, chlorine and bromine-rich chemicals. Bay mussel and harbor seal samples contained five contaminants not previously identified in Bay wildlife, and for which toxicity is largely unknown. Most of the Bay chemical contamination was from high priority contaminants that the RMP already monitors, or closely related compounds. Future non-targeted analysis could include techniques that examine water-soluble compounds.
Sun, May 17 2015
San Francisco Bay Data on Microplastic Pollution Featured in San Jose Mercury News
Preliminary measurements of microplastic pollution in San Francisco Bay are featured in a recent San Jose Mercury News article on AB 888, a bill to ban microbeads in personal care products.
Tue, May 5 2015
Three SFEI Scientists Present at Major Climate Change seminar
Although climate change is one of many threats facing the San Francisco Bay-Delta region, it has the potential to dramatically alter ecosystem health and function on a vast scale.
Tue, May 5 2015
NOAA remote sensing tools and application for evaluating CyanoHABs in California lakes
There are thousands of lakes in the State of California. A number of these lakes are experiencing “harmful algal blooms” associated with cyanobacteria, or CyanoHABs.
Thu, Apr 16 2015
RMP Journal Publication on Contaminant Loads from the Delta to San Francisco Bay
Results of RMP monitoring of loads from the Delta to San Francisco Bay were recently published in the journal Water Environment Research.
Tue, Apr 7 2015
Flood Control 2.0 in Bay Nature
The April 2015 issue of Bay Nature features an article about Flood Control 2.0, an ambitious project being co-led by SFEI to develop a framework for designing resilient, multi-benefit flood control channels at the interface with the San Francisco Bay shoreline.
Sun, Apr 5 2015
Daly City rain gardens provide cleaner water, reduce flooding
This study evaluated the efficiency of a bioretention system installed in Daly City, California, for a large suite of pollutants, including some that have been rarely evaluated in such systems.
Tue, Mar 31 2015
The overarching goal of the RMP is to collect data and communicate information about water quality in San Francisco Bay in support of management decisions. Dredging activities are affected by management decisions about disposal of contaminated sediments, dredged sediment volumes, and the impacts of dredging on aquatic life. The RMP teamed with the Bay Planning Coalition on a fact sheet describing how the RMP has studied these issues to ensure that management decisions are based on sound science.
Tue, Mar 17 2015
KCET: A Brief History of California's Bay Delta
An explanatory series focusing on one of the most complex issues facing California: water sharing. And at its core is the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta. Stay with kcet.org/baydelta for all the project's stories.
Tue, Feb 24 2015
Nutrient Program Products Highlight Key Initiatives
SFEI is the science lead for the San Francisco Bay Nutrient Science and Management Strategy, which is developing the science needed for informed decisions about managing nutrient loads and maintaining beneficial uses within the Bay.
Tue, Feb 24 - Tue, Mar 24 2015
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Fri, Jan 23 2015
Robin Grossinger to speak at Bridging the Nature-Culture Divide III Conference
Robin Grossinger will giving a presentation at the Nature-Culture III Conference:
Thu, Jan 15 - Sun, Mar 15 2015
Dr. Letitia Grenier joins the Resilient Landscapes Program
SFEI is pleased to welcome Dr. Letitia Grenier, who joined the Institute in January to co-lead (with Robin Grossinger) the Resilient Landscapes Program.
Sun, Jan 11 - Wed, Feb 18 2015
News of the decline in a flame-retardant chemical's impact on SF Bay continues to resonate
Chemistry World, Scientific American, KRCB North Bay Public Radio, Chemical and Engineering News, and others tackled the story featured on the front page of the San Francisco
Wed, Dec 31 2014 - Tue, Mar 31 2015
San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Projects Map
In partnership with the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture (SFBJV), SFEI/ASC developed a new interactive map to display active and completed SFBJV partner projects throughout the region. Useful project information can be obtained by clicking on a location.
Fri, Dec 26 2014
Ten Years After Toxic Chemical Phase-Out, Strong Signs of Recovery for San Francisco Bay
The attached fact sheet details the widespread and rapid declines in flame retardant pollution in many San Francisco Bay species, according to a new study released by the
Fri, Dec 19 2014 - Fri, Mar 27 2015
Fri, Dec 12 2014
CD3: New interface and Improved Functionality
CD3 or Contaminant Data Display and Download is a web-based visualization tool for accessing water quality data for the San Francisco Bay-Delta region, including the RMP’s long-term dataset.
Thu, Dec 11 2014 - Tue, Mar 31 2015
RipZet: GIS Tool for Estimating Riparian Zones
The Riparian Zone Estimator Tool (RipZET) is a GIS-based decision support tool under development for estimating riparian zones at the watershed and/or project scale.
Sat, Dec 6 - Wed, Dec 31 2014
SFEI's Regional Data Center contains over 2 million results!
With the recent upload of the Klamath Tribes water quality data (1990-2013) by Randy Turner and the Data Services Team, SFEI's Regional Data Center database now contains over 2 million results!
Fri, Dec 5 - Wed, Dec 31 2014
EcoAtlas’ Landscape Profile Tool v2.0
The recent EcoAtlas release delivers new functionality and enhancements to the Landscape Profiler, a tool that summarizes ecological information at various spatial scales for assessment, planning, and reporting.