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Fri, Jun 21 2019
Eleven years to save San Francisco Bay
SFEI scientist Julie Beagle and SPUR-based collaborator Laura Tam co-authored an article featured in the SF Chronicle:
Thu, Jun 20 2019
Urban Ecological Planning Guide for Santa Clara Valley published
SFEI partnered with the Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority to create a guide for how to support biodiversity across the urbanized landscape of Santa Clara Valley.
Wed, Jun 5 2019
Will a cleaner San Francisco Bay be a more toxic one?
Dr. David Senn's nutrients program is highlighted in the San Francisco Examiner as his work to measure and predict the effects of an ever-clearer San Francisco Bay again "come to light":
Tue, May 28 - Thu, Nov 28 2019
SFEI Expert Assists California’s Green Chemistry Program
Green chemistry is a critical tool in efforts to prevent the pollution of our environment. By selecting safer chemicals for making consumer products, we limit contamination that can harm the Bay and other aquatic ecosystems.
Tue, May 28 2019
The Institute has been making use of drones for a number of projects over the past few years. However, recently, within Environmental Informatics, SFEI has been using UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) in innovative ways.
Tue, May 28 - Thu, Nov 28 2019
New Book Chapter: Pesticides in Our Homes Wash Down the Drain
A state-of-the-science review of current-use pesticides in wastewater, led by SFEI senior scientist Dr. Rebecca Sutton, indicates this pollution pathway is significant and should not be overlooked.
Mon, May 27 - Thu, Oct 31 2019
SFEI Developed the Bay Shoreline Flood Explorer for BCDC’s ART program, with More to Come
Over the past year, SFEI has been working with the Bay Conservation and Development Commission's (BCDC) Adapting to Rising Tides (ART) program to develop their new Bay Shoreline Flood Explorer.
Fri, May 24 2019
A New Atlas for Dealing With Rising Seas in the Bay Area
SFEI's Julie Beagle penned a new article for Bay Nature, describing the importance of the new Adaptation Atlas, a guide for those around the Bay Area looking for the best ways to adapt their local area to sea-level rise
Wed, May 8 2019
SFEI's journal article on Green Stormwater Infrastructure featured as the Editor's Choice
A team led by Dr. Jing Wu penned a paper in January on using Green Stormwater Infrastructure to protect the Bay from PCBs and other contaminants.
Fri, May 3 2019
SFEI's and SPUR's Adaptation Atlas shared by multiple media outlets
The newly released Adaptation Atlas (adaptationatlas.sfei.org) has been making waves on several significant media outlets, including the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Jos
Thu, May 2 2019
On May 2, 2019, the San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury News described how the Adaptation Atlas offers an innovative map of the Bay Area to promote nature-based strategies that can better assist our region in adapting to sea-level rise.
Mon, Feb 4 - Fri, Jul 5 2019
Green infrastructure, such as permeable pavement, rain gardens, tree-well planters, and bioswales, can provide cost-effective, resilient approaches to managing stormwater at its source while delivering environmental, social, and economic benefits. In January Dr.
Mon, Feb 4 - Fri, Jul 5 2019
Dr. Rebecca Sutton and Jennifer Sun of SFEI, along with other colleagues from Jinan University in China, Southern Illinois University, and the California Academy of Sciences, recently published an article in the journal Science of the Total Environment on flame retardants in the Bay.
Mon, Feb 4 - Fri, Jul 5 2019
Introducing the New RMP Manager: Dr. Melissa Foley
SFEI is very pleased to announce that Dr. Melissa Foley joined our staff as the new RMP Manager in late December. She is a marine ecologist by training but an interdisciplinary scientist in practice.
Wed, Jan 30 2019
Vision for Upper Penitencia Creek completed!
SFEI recently completed a resilient landscape vision for Upper Penitencia Creek in San Jose that integrates flood management and ecosystem support.
Mon, Jan 28 2019
New Delta, Post-Fire and Bacteria Datasets available on SFEI’s CD3 tool
Data is made publicly available through SFEI's Contaminant, Data, Display and Download Tool (CD3). To download data go here.
Fri, Jan 18 - Thu, Jan 31 2019
GreenPlan-IT Tracker Released to the public
Municipalities across the state and beyond are carefully planning and implementing green infrastructure in their developed landscape to restore key aspects of the natural water cycle.
Fri, Jan 18 - Thu, Jan 31 2019
California Trash Data Dive 2018
On November 16, 2018, the project team helped to coordinate a Trash Data Dive convened by the State Water Board’s Office of Information Management and Analysis.
Sat, Jan 5 2019
Building Cities to Better Support Biodiversity
Erica Spotswood and a team of other SFEI scientists have developed a framework outlining the key elements for supporting biodiversity in urban environments.
Fri, Dec 14 2018
Medicating the Bay: RMP Science featured in Estuary News
Highlighted in the December 2018 issue of Estuary News, a new report from the Bay’s Regional Monitoring Program documents the presence of numer
Fri, Nov 9 2018
Working with Nature to Adapt San Francisco Bay’s Shoreline for Sea Level Rise
Impacts from sea level rise and combined flooding are increasing along S.F. Bay’s shoreline.
Wed, Nov 7 2018
New paper: Building resilience in highly modified California landscapes
SFEI has released a new paper in the journal BioScience, "Building ecological resilience in highly modified landscapes." The paper, led by Erin Beller of the Resilient Landscapes team in collaboration with
Tue, Oct 9 2018
SFEI is working with the Santa Clara Valley Water District to develop multi-benefit management tools
In 2014, SFEI and the Santa Valley Water District launched a collaborative partnership aimed at sharing experience, knowledge and resources, and working toward a shared vision of watershed management.
Tue, Oct 9 2018
Investigating the future of sediment in the San Francisco Bay
SFEI scientists are currently working with regional partners and science advisors to assess the future sediment supply to the Bay and how that compares to the sediment needed for baylands to survive sea-level rise.
Sun, Oct 7 2018
Using native ecological practices to manage California’s fire-prone landscape
Current North Coast watershed steward and former SFEI staff scientist Chuck Striplen penned an article for Bay Nature that identifies a number of challenges California faces, while illustrating the lines of connection between the past and present.
Fri, Oct 5 2018
The Latest RMP Emerging Contaminant Strategic Plans
The SFEI Emerging Contaminant team, led by Dr.
Mon, Oct 1 2018 - Tue, Dec 31 2019
Tracking Habitat Restoration Performance Measures
This collaborative project was funded by the USEPA to enhance the functionality of EcoAtlas Project Tracker to collect information on the expected goals of a project, and report performance measures in a consistent way across programs and agencies.
Thu, Sep 27 2018
The new CD3 Data Download tool!
SFEI has created many science-based mapping tools to help resource managers to access and visualize vast data bases. CD3, (Contaminant Data, Display and Download), is a water pollution mapping and analytical tool.
Thu, Sep 27 2018
Using Drones to Improve Corte Madera Marsh Management
SFEI is increasing the use of drones to support assessing and monitoring the health of local ecosystems.
Thu, Sep 27 2018
Mapping Outside the Box: Visualizing Bay Landscapes in New Dimensions
The most recent meeting of the San Francisco Estuary Geospatial Workgroup featured Pete Kauhanen and Lindsey Sim of SFEI's Environmental program. This meeting focused on emerging technologies for visualizing the changing Bay around us.