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Tue, Mar 4 2014
Robin Grossinger honored with 2014 Carla Bard Bay Education Award
SFEI Senior Scientist Robin Grossinger was honored with the 2014 Carla Bard Bay Education Award from The Bay Institute and Aquarium of the Bay.
Sat, Mar 1 2014
SFEI research on resilient shorelines featured in Landscape Architecture Magazine
...Another idea is to re-create bay beaches to increase resiliency.
Sat, Mar 1 - Thu, Jul 10 2014
Upcoming Resilient Landscapes Projects
The Resilient Landscapes team is poised to complete several major projects and reports in the near future.
Tue, Feb 4 2014
SFEI-ASC Seeking an Executive Director
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the San Francisco Estuary Institute/Aquatic Science Center, a respected scientific organization whose opinion is sought out by decision-makers across the state.
Sun, Feb 2 2014
Journal Publication on PCBs in the Exterior Caulk of Bay Area Buildings
An article coauthored by SFEI staff on polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations in caulking was recently published in Environment International. The study analyzed PCB concentrations in 25 caulk samples from the exterior of ten buildings in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sat, Feb 1 2014
RMP Journal Publication on Mercury in San Francisco Bay Forage Fish
RMP monitoring of mercury in small fish in the Bay has resulted in several journal publications, the latest just appearing in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
Sat, Feb 1 2014
What is Flood Control 2.0? A Podcast with Robin Grossinger
Robin Grossinger describes the Flood Control 2.0 project in a podcast. The audio file can be downloaded here.
Thu, Jan 23 - Fri, Feb 14 2014
Request for Proposals for Communications Services
The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) requires expertise to advance its communications initiative. This Request for Proposals (RFP) articulates its needs for a communications consultant experienced in facilitating outreach for non-profit, science-based organizations.
Mon, Jan 13 2014
New Interim Executive Director
Meredith Williams, our Interim Executive Director, has departed SFEI for a new position in Sacramento.
Mon, Jan 6 2014
Special Issue of Marine Geology Published on Sediment Transport in San Francisco Bay
The first ever compilation of research focused on sediment transport in the San Francisco Bay coastal system was published in November as a special issue of the journal Marine Geology, edited by USGS scientists.
Wed, Jan 1 2014
Collaboration with California Academy of Sciences on Valley Oaks: an Ecological Journey through Time
A collaborative program with the California Academy of Sciences produced an immersive tour from the canopy to the cosmos inside Morrison Planetarium, exploring the history and ecology of one of California’s most iconic and threatened tree species, the Valley oak.
Tue, Dec 17 2013 - Thu, Jul 10 2014
RMP Sponsors Forum on Methlymercury in Restored Marshes
Forum on Science to Support Management of Methylmercury in Restored Tidal Marshes
Sat, Nov 30 2013
SF Bay Waters are Becoming Clearer, but that May Mean Threats from Algae Growth
San Francisco Bay is becoming clearer.
Fri, Nov 1 2013
2013 RMP Insert in SFEP's Estuary News: Celebrating 20 Years of Monitoring the Bay
This RMP publication was distributed as an insert in the October 2013 issue of Estuary News, published by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership. This edition summarizes the history of the RMP and describes how the Program has evolved over the past 20 years.
Wed, Oct 30 2013
Pulse of the Bay: Contaminants of Emerging Concern
The Regional Monitoring Program for Water Quality in the San Francisco Bay is an innovative collaboration of the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, the regulated discharger community, and the San Francisco Estuary Institute.
Tue, Oct 29 - Wed, Oct 30 2013
2013 RMP Annual Meeting and State of the Estuary Conference
This year, the Regional Monitoring Program (RMP) partnered with the San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) to host the RMP Annual Meeting in conjunction with the State of the Estuary Conference.
Fri, Aug 30 2013 - Mon, Feb 24 2014
Above and Below: Stories from Our Changing Bay
SFEI is pleased to announce a major new exhibition about the San Francisco Bay. Above and Below: Stories from Our Changing Bay opened at the Oakland Museum of California on August 30.
Fri, Aug 16 2013
PCB Spatial Patterns in San Francisco Bay Forage Fish
Ben Greenfield and Rachel Allen recently published an article in Chemosphere titled “Polychlorinated biphenyl spatial patterns in San Francisco Bay forage fish.”
Thu, Aug 15 2013
SFEI begins continuous water quality monitoring in the Bay
A multi-sensor sonde and a nitrate sensor were deployed at the Dumbarton Bridge on July 2nd, 2013 to provide temporally-intensive information on water quality and phytoplankton bloom dynamics.
Wed, Aug 14 2013
A study funded in part by the Regional Monitoring Program that analyzed the embryotoxicity of a PBDE mixture to common terns and American kestrels has recently been published in Chemosphere. The manuscript by Rattner et al.
Sun, Jul 14 2013
Meredith Williams discusses the primary benefits of EcoAtlas to the state's body of knowledge about its wetlands. How does EcoAtlas advance our collective understanding about wetland condition? What restoration projects are underway and where are they taking place?
Fri, Jul 12 2013
Delta Historical Ecology featured on PBS' NewsHour
For centuries, California's San Joaquin River teemed with over half a million wild Chinook salmon. Today, the river -- much of it dry -- has almost none.
Wed, Jun 26 2013
SFEI Announces New Wetlands Web Tools
Wed, May 29 2013
Establishment of the NFWF San Francisco Bay Estuary Conservation Fund
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced the establishment of the NFWF San Francisco Bay Estuary Conservation Fund.
Thu, May 23 2013
SWAMP Report on Contaminants in Fish from California Rivers and Streams
The State Water Resources Control Board's Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) has published findings from a statewide survey of contaminants in sport fish in California rivers and streams.
Wed, Mar 27 2013
"Shaping San Francisco" hosting presentation on historical ecology
Ruth Askevold and Robin Grossinger from the San Francisco Estuary Institute will present their amazing historical maps and discuss their groundbreaking work in "forensic ecology," which is contributing to restoration efforts and galvanizing public attitudes around the Bay.
Sat, Feb 9 2013
SFEI Scientist honored at Berkeley Public Library Foundation's Authors Dinner
Robin Grossinger, author of the Napa Historical Ecology Atlas, will honored at the 11th annual Berkeley Public Library Foundation's Authors Dinner
Wed, Jan 2 2013
The Santa Clara Valley Water District's Watching Our Watersheds (WOW) project has adapted Historical Ecology data into Google Earth (KMZ) format.
Wed, Dec 5 2012
RMP Scientists Contribute to Bay Article as Part of a Synthesis on Mercury in Marine Ecosystems
In a partnership with the Coastal and Marine Mercury Ecosystem Research Collaborative (C-MERC), RMP scientists have contributed to a manuscript focusing on the most promising avenues for reducing methylmercury con
Thu, Nov 15 2012
Historical Ecology Presentation at the Delta Stewardship Council
Video of the presentation, introduction, and Q&A are posted here:
http://dsc.videossc.com/archives/111512/
(agenda item 6, index 1-11)