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Tue, Oct 20 - Wed, Oct 21 2009
Jay Davis hosted the NOAA Mussel Watch meeting on October 20 and 21, 2009. Developed design for pilot study of emerging contaminants in mussels in CA in partnership with NOAA, the State Board, and SCCWRP.
Thu, Oct 8 2009
Contaminants in Fish from California Lakes and Reservoirs
Jay Davis, and RMP staff hosted a SWAMP Webinar titled Contaminants in Fish from California Lakes and Reservoirs, October 8, 2009.
Wed, Oct 7 2009
Saving the Bay
Mon, Oct 5 2009
It's clear: The Bay isn't as murky.
After more than a century of being murky from enough Gold Rush-era mining sediment to fill 60 Superdomes, researchers say, the Bay suddenly crossed a profound threshold 10 years ago and became much clearer.
Mon, Oct 5 2009
SF Bay's slide in mud worries scientists
Millions of tons of sand and clay that Gold Rush miners scoured from the Sierra Nevada have finally flushed out to sea after more than a century in San Francisco Bay, according to the San Francisco Estuary Institute.
Thu, Oct 1 2009
Susan Klosterhaus was quoted for the October 2009 Estuary Newsletter by SFEP. The article is located on the front page
Fri, Sep 25 2009
AA AS Pacific Division - San Francisco Bay: The Coming Flood ?
Jay Davis was quoted in Science September 25, 20 09, in an article titled AA AS Pacific Division - San Francisco Bay: The Coming Flood ? Vol. 325. no. 5948, pp. 1637 - 1640 DOI: 10.1126/science.325 _1637 A AAS News and Notes.
Wed, Sep 9 2009
Researchers Detail Mounting Perils for San Francisco Bay
SAN FRANCISCO — Some 35 years ago, a crew from the PBS science show "Nova" joined a team of scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey as the researchers worked to piece together one of the earliest systemic views of the San Francisco Bay.
Tue, Sep 1 - Fri, Oct 30 2009
Dumping Grounds: Mount Trashmore and Kindred Bayside Landfills are the Parks of the Future
Robin Grossinger was quoted for an article in the September-October issue of Alameda Magazine title, Dumping Grounds: Mount Trashmore and Kindred Bayside Landfills are the Parks of the Future.
Tue, Sep 1 - Mon, Nov 30 2009
Restoration – A Necessary Complement to Preservation
The Diablo Watch (a quarterly newsletter of the Save Mount Diablo organization, Fall 2009 edition) featured an article on the East Contra Costa Habitat Conservation Plan, noting that for one area of restoration, “the project was informed by detailed study of historic ecological conditions perform
Tue, Aug 25 2009
USEPA approves the SQO Program
USEPA approved the SQO Program for evaluating effects of contaminated sediments to aquatic life. This has resulted in formal state adoption of the program, the first of its kind in the U.S.
Wed, Jul 1 2009
"We are excited to welcome Rainer as executive officer. His interpersonal skills, ability to work across different scientific disciplines, and his deep understanding of government and non-profit sectors made him the ideal candidate,” said Jim Fiedler, board president.
Fri, May 1 - Sun, May 31 2009
SWAMP Bioaccumulation Monitoring Lakes and Survey Report
"There is definitely a concern,” said Jay Davis, a senior scientist with the San Francisco Estuary Institute, which did the study for the California Water Resource Control Board. “We don’t want to send the message that people shouldn’t eat fish or be fishing.
Fri, Apr 10 2009
Find yourself a safer place to swim or fish in the Bay Area
Another example of a web dashboard built using R comes from John Oram, a scientist at the San Francisco Estuary Institute. SFEI collects and monitors environmental data from the waters and wetlands of the Bay Area.
Fri, Apr 3 2009
From the Field, with Robin Grossinger
Robin Grossinger is an environmental scientist at the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI). SFEI works to protect the San Francisco Bay Estuary through the scientific understanding of the physical processes affecting its health and functioning.
Fri, Mar 27 2009
Historical Ecologists Map a Changing Landscape
This is how Robin Grossinger, a scientist at the San Francisco Estuary Institute, does field work: He drives around town with a stack of 150-year-old sepia-toned photos from local history books, looking for any landmark - a creek, a 200-year-old oak tree - that might be a match.
Fri, Mar 27 2009
Napa's Intensely Modified Past
One of the San Francisco Estuary Institute's historical ecology projects is in Napa Valley. Napa is still synonymous with sleepy, undeveloped land - put 1930s-era photos of the Napa Valley and the Santa Clara Valley side by side and they look a lot alike.
Sun, Mar 1 - Fri, May 1 2009
Mercury Rising. Is restoring wetlands bad for health?
Mercury, to put it plainly, is bad stuff. In people, it causes exhaustion, headaches, memory loss, even brain damage; in birds it appears to have similar nervous system impacts and can harm their eggs; in the environment, there’s almost no way to get rid of it.
Fri, Feb 13 2009
Petaluma River 'impaired' by too much trash
The Petaluma River is among the trashiest waterways feeding San Francisco Bay. Regional water quality officials put it on a list with two dozen other tributaries that have become "impaired" under the federal Clean Water Act by an accumulation of garbage.
Thu, Jan 1 - Sun, Mar 1 2009
Taking the Heat—Bay Area Ecosystems in the Age of Climate Change
It is a hot Indian summer afternoon on Jasper Ridge, site of a 1,400-acre biological preserve on the San Francisco Peninsula managed by Stanford University.
Wed, Dec 31 2008 - Sat, Jan 31 2009
The Collaborative Research Program at Quiroste Valley
"This place feels good." Dan Mondragon (Amah Mutsun Ohlone) slowly stretches his legs and breathes in the fresh, sea-scented air as he steps down from his truck after a bumpy ride on a long dirt road.
Wed, Dec 10 2008
Wetland Tracker pilot well received by Regional Water Quality Control Board
Staff from the Regional Water Quality Control Board presented to their Board today findings regarding their pilot use of the Wetland Tracker, a wetland project and habitat tracking system developed at SFEI.
Wed, Oct 15 2008
Small Fish "Tracers" Detect Bay Mercury Threats
In collaboration with the San Francisco Estuary Institute, UC Davis researchers have made headway in understanding the sources of toxic mercury in the San Francisco Bay and Delta.
Tue, Oct 14 2008
Community volunteers aid circulation study at Pillar Point
Outgoing outdoor enthusiasts trekked from as far south as Monterey and as far north as Sacramento over the weekend to volunteer assistance in a massive circulation study of Pillar Point Harbor.
Mon, Oct 6 2008
The toxic mercury menace in San Francisco Bay
It’s been long known that mercury from old mines leaks into the San Francisco Bay from the hills above San Jose where the New Almaden Quicksilver Mine operated for more than 120 years before it was shut down in the 1970s.
Tue, Sep 2 2008
Where to Find Clean Sport Fish in California
The State Water Resources Control Board has released a new big report showing results of tests on wild fish all over California.
Tue, Aug 12 2008
Fire retardant discovered in wastewater plants that discharge into the Bay
It is a hot Indian summer afternoon on Jasper Ridge, site of a 1,400-acre biological preserve on the San Francisco Peninsula managed by Stanford University.
Thu, Jul 24 2008
EPA urged to control mercury from cement kilns
Source: SF Chronicle
by Jane Kay
Fri, May 25 2007
KQED QUEST - San Francisco Bay Invaders
Andy Cohen was interviewed by KQED Quest.
Mon, Jan 1 2007 - Thu, Jan 1 2009
Press Releases
KQED QUEST - San Francisco Bay Invaders — May 25, 2007