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Morro Bay Historical Habitats and Channels GIS Data This mapping depicts the historical habitat types and channels of the Morro Bay estuary, the… Data
Shasta River Valley Historical Ecology The Shasta River Valley Historical Ecology Reconnaissance Study will collect, compile, and analyze… Project
Explore Our Latest Historical Ecology StoryMap! The Resilient Landscapes Program at SFEI recently completed the first phase of the Sacramento… News
Mission Bay-Tecolote Creek Historical Ecology Reconnaissance Study The primary objective of the Mission Bay-Tecolote Creek Historical Ecology Study was to gather and… Project
Sacramento Valley Historical Habitats and Channels GIS Data This preliminary coarse-scale mapping depicts the historical habitat types and channels of the core… Data
Healthy Watersheds and Thriving Cities Healthy Watersheds & Thriving Cities, building upon SFEI’s previous work in the Santa Clara… Project
Mapping Yelamu’s Historical Landscape Mapping Yelamu’s Historical Landscape (MYHL) is an interdisciplinary cultural-ecological study for… Project
City of Mountain View Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan Through the development of the Mountain View Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan, SFEI will tackle… Project
Suisun Historical Habitat and Channel GIS Data This geodatabase contains historical habitat channel mapping representing prevailing channel… Data
Historical Ecology GIS Data Compilation Since the 1990s, a variety of partnerships including federal, state, local agencies, and non… Data
Hidden Nature San Francisco: A conversation about the past, present, and future of nature in San Francisco SFEI and our partners from the Exploratorium, the San Francisco Department of the Environment,… News
South Bay Landscape Vision Workshop On June 7, SFEI, in partnership with the Santa Clara Valley Water District and South Bay Salt Ponds… News
Ventura County Historical Ecology Study Helping Save Santa Clara River Watershed Peter Brand of the State Coastal Conservancy discusses the role of Historical Ecology and other… News
Historical Ecology Historical ecology provides foundational information about the past landscape to better understand… Focus Area
Morro Bay Historical Ecology The Morro Bay Historical Ecology Study will guide climate adaptation and ecologically resilient… Project
Sacramento Valley Historical Ecology The Sacramento Valley Historical Ecology Study will synthesize historical data in order to… Project
Riverside Urban and Historical Ecology Case Study GIS Data This study focuses on a segment of the Santa Ana River Parkway in and around the City of… Data
Restoration Plan for the Laguna de Santa Rosa Completed! SFEI completed a Restoration Plan for the Laguna de Santa Rosa in the Russian River watershed. SFEI… News
Ecological Horticulture at the Presidio Look at any urban landscape in the Bay Area and the imprint of horticulture can be readily seen:… Project
Landscape Scenario Planning Tool Designed to inform climate change adaptation planning, the Landscape Scenario Planning Tool (LSPT)… Project
Big updates from Hidden Nature SF, including new interactive content! Hidden Nature SF seeks to uncover the natural history of San Francisco’s past landscape. At the… News
Next Generation Urban Greening SFEI is working with partners across the Bay Area to design tools to help cities achieve… Project
Hidden Nature SF Hidden Nature SF brings a new perspective to our view of San Francisco, studying the city’s… Project
Reconnecting Riverside with its River: Integrating Historical and Urban Ecology for a Healthier Future This study focuses on a segment of the Santa Ana River Parkway in and around the City of… Project
Laguna de Santa Rosa Master Restoration Plan The first phase of the project was the creation of the Restoration Vision for the Laguna de Santa… Project
Delta Landscapes Scenario Planning Tool This project is a tool for planning scenarios of landscape-scale restoration of the Delta. The tool… Project
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… News
Petaluma River Watershed: A Slough of Change Come learn about an exciting report recently completed by the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI… Event
Petaluma Valley Historical Hydrology and Ecology GIS Data This geodatabase contains several feature classes depicting the historical ecological conditions of… Data
Russian River Watershed Projects at the San Francisco Estuary Institute Our projects in the Russian River Watershed help us to understand our past, understand our present,… Project
Peninsula Watershed Historical Ecology Study The Peninsula Watershed, located in San Mateo County on the San Francisco Peninsula, is the site of… Project
Petaluma Valley Historical Hydrology and Ecology Study This project reconstructs the historical hydrology and ecology of the Petaluma River… Project
Flood Control 2.0 Wins an Outstanding Environmental Project Award! The Flood Control 2.0 project team was presented with an Outstanding Environmental Project Award at… News
Healthy Watersheds Resilient Baylands Through the EPA-funded Healthy Watersheds Resilient Baylands project, SFEI and sixteen partner… Project
Announcing the release of Re-Oaking Silicon Valley: Building Vibrant Cities with Nature Could restoring lost ecosystems to cities play a role in building ecological resilience across… News
Flood Control 2.0 Completed! SFEI and several agency partners recently completed a multi-year, EPA funded project called Flood… News
SFEI's Robin Grossinger helps to preserve San Jose's Coyote Valley using historical ecology San Jose's Coyote Valley has come into focus as a key space to preserve as open space, even while… News
Historical Ecology and Landscape Change in the Central Laguna de Santa Rosa This study synthesizes a diverse array of data to examine the ecological patterns, ecosystem… Project
Central Laguna de Santa Rosa Historical Ecology GIS Data These datasets depict the historical habitat types and channel alignment of central Laguna de… Data
Sycamore Alluvail Woodland Habitat Mapping and Regeneration Study Released California sycamore (Platanus racemosa) is an iconic native tree species found in California and… News
Tijuana River Valley Histrical Ecology Investigation Published The Tijuana River Valley Historical Ecology Investigation—completed in January 2017—synthesized… News
Tijuana River Valley Historical Ecology Investigation GIS Data This dataset includes reconstructed habitat types and ecological characteristics of the Tijuana… Data
Petaluma River Watershed Historical Aerial Photomosaic Image from 1942 Orthorectified historical aerial photography for the Petaluma River watershed was developed as a… Data
San Joaquin River Historical Aerial Photomosaic Image from 1937 Orthorectified historical aerial photography for the San Joaquin River corridor was developed as a… Data
Lower Walnut Creek Historical Ecology GIS Data This dataset includes reconstructed habitat types and ecological characteristics of lower Walnut… Data
Robin Grossinger interviewed at Grace Cathedral for a discussion about adapting to climate change On Sunday, October 30 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., SFEI’s Robin Grossinger appeared on a weekly, hour… News
Mission Bay Historical Ecology Reconnaissance Study The Mission Bay Historical Ecology Reconnaissance Study, completed in February of 2016, collected… Project
SFEI featured in LA Times about earthquake risk to San Francisco A recent story in the LA Times by Ron Lin underscores the newly identified… News
Laguna de Santa Rosa Historical Aerial Photomosaic Image from 1942 Orthorectified historical aerial photography for the lower Laguna de Santa Rosa watershed was… Data
KTVU consults SFEI about the role of historical ecology in advancing modern flood protection KTVU's Steve Paulson interviewed Robin Grossinger and Erin Beller of SFEI to learn how their… News
Institute's Historical Ecology featured in the New York Times New York (January 25, 2016) – In today's New York Times, the San Francisco Estuary… News
Historical Ecology for Lower Walnut Creek promises to deliver insights at an upcoming event SFEI scientists Sean Baumgarten and Scott Dusterhoff will present findings from the Lower Walnut… News
Lower Walnut Creek Historical Ecology Study During the mid-19th century, the lower Walnut Creek watershed was a landscape dominated by… Project
Novato Creek Historical Ecology GIS Data This dataset includes reconstructed habitat types and ecological characteristics of the Novato… Data
Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals Project SFEI's Letitia Grenier served as lead scientist of the Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals… Project
RL journal publication on using historical ecology research to inform river restoration SFEI scientists in the resilient landscapes program, in collaboration with Pete Downs of… News
Tijuana River Valley Historical Aerial Photomosaic 1928 Orthorectified historical aerial photography for portions of the Tijuana River Valley, San Diego… Data
Dry Creek Historical Aerial Photomosaic 1942 Orthorectified historical aerial photography for portions of the Dry Creek watershed, Sonoma County… Data
Delta Historical Ecology GIS Data GIS historical habitat and river channel data from the Delta Historical Ecology project Data
Historical Wetlands of the Southern California Coast GIS Data Georeferenced copies of all 42 T-sheets and associated stream and wetland vector data Data
EcoAtlas Version 1.50b4 1998 The Bay Area EcoAtlas is a computer-based Geographic Information System (GIS) of past and present… Data
Napa Valley Historical Aerial Photomosaic Image from 1940-42 This historical aerial photography mosaic was used to develop a reconstruction of the historical… Data
Ventura Historical Ecology Study GIS Data Geospatial data describing the historical conditions of the lower Santa Clara River, Ventura River,… Data
Santa Clara Valley Historical Ecology GIS Data Geospatial data describing the historical conditions of Santa Clara Valley were developed to… Data
Napa Historical Ecology Atlas GIS Data This dataset represents a reconstruction of the historical landscape and prevailing conditions of… Data
East Contra Costa Historical Ecology Study GIS Data Geospatial data describing the historical conditions of the East Contra Costa County were developed… Data
Alameda Creek Historical Ecology GIS Data Data
South Bay Historical Tidal-Terrestrial Transition Zone GIS Data Data
Historical Changes in Channel Alignment along Lower Laguna de Santa Rosa and Mark West Creek: GIS Data. Historical and Contemporary Stream Channel Data for Lower Mark West Creek and Laguna de Santa Rosa Data
Northern San Diego County Lagoons Historical Ecology GIS data This dataset includes reconstructed habitat types and ecological characteristics of six northern… Data
Resilient Silicon Valley Drawing on resilience science, regional data, and local expertise, we will develop the vision and… Project
Mapping Shoreline Change in San Pablo Bay Using a systematic, empirical, and repeatable approach, we mapped the location of the shorelines in… Project
John Muir/Mt. Wanda Historical Ecology Reconnaissance Study The Mt. Wanda Historical Ecology Investigation assembled historical landscape data for the Mt.… Project
Re-Oaking Featured in New York Times The re-oaking concept developed by SFEI was featured in an article about Oakland and… News
Novato Creek Baylands Historical Ecology Study report now available SFEI recently completed an historical ecology study of lower Novato Creek in Marin County. The… News
Flood Control 2.0 Flood Control 2.0 is an ambitious regional effort aimed at helping restore stream and wetland… Project
Laguna de Santa Rosa Historical Ecology Initiative The Laguna de Santa Rosa (Laguna) watershed spans 256 square miles and supports a unique complex of… Project
Lower Salinas River Historical Ecology Reconnaissance This report summarizes the results of an initial study of historical conditions (i.e., prior to… Project
Historical Wetlands of the Southern California Coast Phase 2: Historical Extent and Change Over Time This project builds on earlier efforts to provide comprehensive analysis of the 40 T-sheets that… Project
Lower Laguna de Santa Rosa and Mark West Creek: Changes in Historical Channel Alignment This study reconstructed the historical channel alignment of lower Mark West Creek, lower Laguna de… Project
Historical Tidal-Terrestrial Transition Zone in South SF Bay This study, funded by the California Coastal Program of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, seeks… Project
Tijuana River Valley Historical Ecology Investigation The Tijuana River Valley Historical Ecology Investigation synthesized hundreds of historical maps,… Project
U.S. Coast Survey Maps of California (South Coast) Until the advent of this new map viewer, a valuable resource was largely unavailable to coastal… Project
Alameda Creek Historical Ecology Study The Alameda Creek Historical Ecology Study assesses watershed conditions prior to… Project
Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas The Napa Valley Historical Ecology Atlas takes readers on a richly illustrated tour of the iconic… Project
East Contra Costa County Historical Ecology Study SFEI conducted a historical ecology assessment of natural resources in East Contra Costa County in… Project
Santa Clara Valley historical ecology GIS This dataset represents a reconstruction of the historical landscape patterns, including channel… Project
Ventura County Historical Ecology Study This project investigated the historical ecological patterns and hydrological dynamics of most of… Project
North San Diego County Lagoons Historical Ecology Study The Northern San Diego County Lagoons Historical Ecology Investigation draws on hundreds of… Project
Western Santa Clara Valley Historical Ecology Study This study produced GIS layers and a report describing historical habitats in the Guadalupe, West… Project
Historical Ecology of Miller Creek This project provides an introduction to the historical land use and landscape changes in the… Project
Miller Creek Stewardship Miller Creek was recently recognized by EPA biologist Rob Leidy as a high priority watershed for… Project
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Historical Ecology Study The San Francisco Estuary Institute-Aquatic Science Center, in collaboration with the California… Project
Upper Penitencia Creek: Historical Ecology Assessment Upper Penitencia Creek, on the eastern side of Santa Clara Valley, has locally significant… Project
Ballona Creek The Ballona Creek project supports historical research conducted by the Southern California Coastal… Project
Wildcat Creek Landscape History People have lived along Wildcat Creek since 3,000 to 4,000 BP. By that time, Sea level rise had… Project
Exploring Landscape Change: the Wildcat Creek Watershed This study provided information for the Wildcat Creek portion of the Oakland Museum's "Creek and… Project
Surveying the Bay through Time with George E. Russell: Aero Foto An art/science exhibit using photographic prints and graphic stories to present previously-unseen… Project
South Santa Clara Valley Historical Ecology Study This study assesses historical conditions and landscape change in the southern part of the Santa… Project
Sonoma Valley Historical ecological and geomorphic change in the Sonoma Creek watershed Project