| Project Tracker Tidal Wetland Restoration Map in San Francisco Bay |
The tidal wetlands of San Francisco Bay provide numerous benefits to the region, including carbon… |
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| Mountain View’s New Plan for a Thriving Urban Ecosystem |
Mountain View’s newly adopted Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan pioneers an approach to managing… |
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| Mormon Slough Restoration |
SFEI is supporting Restore the Delta and members of the Mormon Slough Restoration Association in… |
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| San Francisco Rain Gardens Filter Microplastic Tire Particles and Dozens of Chemicals from Stormwater |
A new study shows that rain gardens substantially reduce levels of 21 contaminants in stormwater… |
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| Novato Creek Baylands Strategy |
The Novato Creek Baylands Strategy provides a roadmap to reconnect the diked baylands along Novato… |
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| Project D5’s Upper Pajaro River Watershed Stream Condition Survey - 2015 & 2025 Data Analysis Results Tables |
The Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) is a California Special District water… |
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| Urban Nature Collaborative Webinar |
A conversation about systems change. |
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| First High-Resolution Elevation Map for Whole Bay-Delta |
A new mapping effort has produced the first high-resolution elevation data across the entire San… |
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| To Save the Bay, Save its Sediment |
Sand and mud are the essential building blocks for the Bay's shoreline to keep pace with sea level… |
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| Nature-Based Approaches for a Resilient San Francisco |
A new report details tangible lessons for urban greening gleaned from The Sunset Natural Resilience… |
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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… |
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| Russian River Aquatic Resource Inventory (RRARI) Version 1.0 GIS Data |
The Russian River Aquatic Resource Inventory (RRARI) is an inventory of aquatic resources and their… |
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| Join the Conversation: Bay Area Urban Nature Collaborative Webinar |
Please join us |
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| New Basemap of Surface Waters and Riparian Areas in the Russian River Watershed |
In collaboration with regional partners, SFEI is developing a comprehensive standardized basemap to… |
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| A Milestone! 10,000 Wetland Condition Assessments Publicly Shared on EcoAtlas |
On November 11, 2025 we reached an exciting milestone: 10,000 wetland condition assessments are now… |
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| Bay Area Dasymetric Population Estimates |
This dataset provides building-level estimates of population and selected demographic… |
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| Shasta River Valley Historical Ecology |
The Shasta River Valley Historical Ecology Reconnaissance Study will collect, compile, and analyze… |
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| Climate Change and Early Childhood Health Outcomes in Urban Low-Income Communities |
Climate change is affecting early childhood health and development, with urban low-income… |
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| Integrated Climate Vulnerability Assessment for Golden Gate National Recreation Area |
SFEI staff are working with Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and Golden Gate National… |
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| Baylands Habitat Map wins Outstanding Environmental Project Award at State of the Estuary! |
Baylands Habitat Map receives Outstanding Environmental Project Award from the Friends of the San… |
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| Petaluma River Watershed Sediment Source Assessment Data |
These data layers accompany the 2025 Petaluma River Watershed Sediment Source Assessment, part of… |
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| Existing Data Inventory |
This data package is a key deliverable for the Research to Understand Impacts of Bay Sand Mining on… |
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| Subtask 1.7: Draft and final Sand Budget and Transport report |
This data package is a key deliverable for the Research to Understand Impacts of Bay Sand Mining on… |
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| Subtask 1.6: Complete and reconcile the revised sand budget for Bay |
This data package is a key deliverable for the Research to Understand Impacts of Bay Sand Mining on… |
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| Subtask 1.4: Quantify net sand storage and removal from flood control channels |
This data package is a key deliverable for the Research to Understand Impacts of Bay Sand Mining on… |
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| Tracking Coastal Habitat Change Over Time: Considerations for a Statewide Mapping Program |
Managing California’s coastal habitats and tracking progress requires up-to-date and comprehensive… |
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| Mission Bay-Tecolote Creek Historical Ecology Reconnaissance Study |
The primary objective of the Mission Bay-Tecolote Creek Historical Ecology Study was to gather and… |
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| Sacramento Valley Historical Habitats and Channels GIS Data |
This preliminary coarse-scale mapping depicts the historical habitat types and channels of the core… |
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| Healthy Watersheds and Thriving Cities |
Healthy Watersheds & Thriving Cities, building upon SFEI’s previous work in the Santa Clara… |
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| Wildcat Creek and Brook Road Restoration |
The Brook Road Project will remove a concrete creek crossing in Wildcat Creek to improve fish… |
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| Coyote Hills Restoration Project |
The Coyote Hills Restoration Project, led by EBRPD with support from SFEI, aims to restore 205… |
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| McCosker Creek Restoration and Public Access Project |
SFEI partnered with EBRPD to restore and daylight 3,000 feet of Alder and Leatherwood Creeks and… |
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| Stream and Riparian Area Condition Metrics |
SFEI supported the East Bay Regional Park District in assessing stream and riparian health across… |
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| Green Stormwater Infrastructure by and for Communities |
Green Stormwater Infrastructure by and for Communities aims to build the capacity of residents in… |
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| Beneficial Baylands |
The Beneficial Baylands project supports local nature-based shoreline adaptation projects. It… |
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| Baylands Resilience Metrics |
The metrics describe elements of baylands resilience associated with wildlife support, flood… |
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| Petaluma River Watershed Riparian Assessments |
SFEI assessed riparian ecosystem conditions and functions in the Petaluma River watershed, how… |
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| Future Climate Impacts to Riparian Condition & Functions in the Petaluma River Watershed |
summary here. |
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| Project Tracker Tidal Wetland Restoration Map in San Francisco Bay |
The Project Tracker Tidal Wetland Restoration Map (Restoration Map) dataset provides spatial… |
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| SF Climate Week - From Science to Action: 'Treasure Maps' for a Resilient Bay |
How can we ensure that wetland restoration, flood resilience, and habitat restoration efforts in… |
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| Data Access for Selected Russian River Watershed Health Indicators |
This page provides access to tabular data (in excel format) summarized in a Russian River Regional… |
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| Mapping Yelamu’s Historical Landscape |
Mapping Yelamu’s Historical Landscape (MYHL) is an interdisciplinary cultural-ecological study for… |
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| City of Mountain View Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan |
Through the development of the Mountain View Biodiversity and Urban Forest Plan, SFEI will tackle… |
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| Regionally Advancing Living Shorelines |
The Regionally Advancing Living Shorelines Project enhances information sharing to boost the scale… |
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| North Bay Indicators |
This project identified indicators of watershed condition and stewardship, and management action… |
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| Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program (WRMP) |
The Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program (WRMP) is a collaborative regional monitoring program… |
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| WRMP Webinar Series: Introducing the Baylands Habitat Map 2020! |
The San Francisco Estuary Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program (WRMP) held a webinar on October 15,… |
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| Changing Course on San Francisco’s Great Highway |
A fixture of Western San Francisco, the Great Highway is home to a diverse ecosystem of sand dunes,… |
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| Historical Ecology GIS Data Compilation |
Since the 1990s, a variety of partnerships including federal, state, local agencies, and non… |
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| Research to Understand Impacts of Bay Sand Mining on Sand Supply and Transport in San Francisco Bay and the Outer Coast |
From 2021-2023, SFEI worked with BCDC and scientists from the USGS and Deltares to develop an… |
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| Pescadero Butano Watershed Water Quality Studies |
From summer 2022 through summer 2024, scientists at SFEI conducted three parallel efforts to… |
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| Cities and Covid-19 Analysis Featured at The Nature of Cities |
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| 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… |
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| 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,… |
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| Need for Habitat Mapping |
Having an accurate basemap is critical for monitoring and assessing our valuable habitats and… |
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| New paper: Building resilience in highly modified California landscapes |
SFEI has released a new paper in the journal BioScience, "Building ecological resilience in highly… |
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| Russian River Watershed Atlas helps track and coordinate post-fire activities |
Fire recovery in the Russian River Watershed will benefit from a common online platform for… |
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| SFEI Provides Science Leadership and Support for State of the Estuary Report and Conference |
The San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) brings together the estuarine community every two… |
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| SFEI study cited in SF Chronicle news story about creosote pilings in the Bay |
Filipa A. Ioannou's Chronicle article sounds an alert over the health risks posed by decaying… |
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| South Bay Landscape Vision Workshop |
On June 7, SFEI, in partnership with the Santa Clara Valley Water District and South Bay Salt Ponds… |
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| The Healthy Watersheds Resilient Baylands project kicks off |
The Healthy Watersheds Resilient Baylands project kicked off this summer. Over the next four years,… |
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| 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… |
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| KCET: A Brief History of California's Bay Delta |
An explanatory series focusing on one of the most complex issues facing California: water sharing.… |
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| Resilient Landscapes Program |
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| Morro Bay Historical Ecology |
The Morro Bay Historical Ecology Study will guide climate adaptation and ecologically resilient… |
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| New Baylands Habitat Map Tracks Restoration Progress |
The Baylands Habitat Map 2020 is the first complete map of San Francisco Bay wetland and aquatic… |
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| Sacramento Valley Historical Ecology |
The Sacramento Valley Historical Ecology Study will synthesize historical data in order to… |
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| State of Our Estuary |
The State of Our Estuary (formerly the State of the Estuary Report) evaluates the status and trends… |
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| Regional Analysis of Potential Beneficial Use Locations: San Francisco Bay |
SFEI and partners are engaged in a long-term effort to define and quantify baylands resilience for… |
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| Baylands Resilience Framework |
The Baylands Resilience Framework provides quantitative data to help planners and managers identify… |
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| ASLA-NCC Lunch with Leaders Connecting Biodiversity and Health |
Join us for a lunch webinar on March 20th, 2024, where Vanessa Lee (Associate Environmental… |
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| Sustainability and resilience expert Laura Feinstein to lead the SFEI Resilient Landscapes Program |
The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) is excited to announce Laura Feinstein as… |
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| Sediment Solutions |
Sediment Solutions is a timely and innovative project that builds on SFEI’s past work,… |
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| 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… |
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| Where creeks meet baylands: opportunities to re-establish freshwater and sediment delivery to the baylands of San Francisco Bay |
As baylands restoration and climate change alter the ecosystems of the Bay, novel restoration… |
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| Ecology for Health |
The Ecology for Health guide is based on an extensive review of ecological literature on the… |
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| Conceptual Understanding of Fine Sediment Transport in San Francisco Bay |
The Conceptual Understanding of Fine Sediment Transport in San Francisco Bay report… |
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| 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… |
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| Recently completed “Sycamore Alluvial Woodland Restoration and Enhancement Suitability Study” |
The “Sycamore Alluvial Woodland Restoration and Enhancement Suitability Study” addresses… |
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| Nature Based Solutions for Nutrient Removal |
SFEI collaborated with the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies (BACWA) to identify opportunities for… |
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| Petaluma River Baylands Strategy |
The overarching goals of the Petaluma River Baylands Strategy (Strategy) are to:
conserve and… |
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| Central California Coast Steelhead Regional Temperature Study |
SFEI worked with Valley Water and the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board to… |
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| Managing Open Space in Support of Net Zero |
Protecting carbon stocks and increasing carbon sequestration can support climate change mitigation… |
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| Groundwater Mapping Reveals New Vulnerabilities for the Bay Area |
Featured in the Los Angeles Times, Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner,… |
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| Shallow Groundwater Mapping |
This dataset includes depth-to-groundwater maps produced by Pathways Climate Institute and San… |
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| Blue Carbon Science to Support Climate Action |
Working with other scientists, agency staff, and regional and state-level managers and planners, we… |
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| Making Nature’s City Toolkit |
Thriving ecosystems are vital to human health and resilience in cities. We showcase findings from… |
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| Introducing the Making Nature’s City Toolkit |
In partnership with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Urban Alliance,… |
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| Sunset Natural Resilience Project |
The Sunset Natural Resilience Project (SNRP) consists of six individual but related projects to… |
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| Suisun Landscapes |
The Suisun Landscapes project developed tools and information for adaptation planning in Suisun,… |
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| Russian River Regional Monitoring Program: Comprehensive Basemap of Surface Waters and Riparian Areas |
SFEI is supporting regional and state organizations in developing and implementing the R3MP, which… |
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| California Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands (CRAM) HDC and CDF Data |
This page provides public access to tabular datasets for the CRAM Habitat Development Curves (HDCs)… |
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| Vernal Pool Habitat Restoration and Protection CRAM Tools for the Central Valley, CA |
The California Wetland Program Plan (WPP) seeks to strengthen protection for wetlands in many ways,… |
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| Introducing the Landscape Scenario Planning Tool Version 2.0 |
In partnership with the Delta Stewardship Council, the San Francisco Estuary Institute has… |
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| Ecological Horticulture at the Presidio |
Look at any urban landscape in the Bay Area and the imprint of horticulture can be readily seen:… |
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| The Wetland Regional Monitoring Program for SF Estuary enters significant new phase |
The Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program or WRMP is a broad, multi-organizational effort… |
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| Landscape Scenario Planning Tool |
Designed to inform climate change adaptation planning, the Landscape Scenario Planning Tool (LSPT)… |
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| Sediment for Survival |
The Sediment for Survival report provides a regional sediment strategy aimed at examining the… |
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| Sunnyvale Shoreline Resilience Vision |
The Sunnyvale Shoreline Resilience Vision is an ongoing collaborative effort between a group… |
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| Newly published research sheds light on the future of the California quail |
The Journal of Applied Ecology has just published research by Kelly Iknayan of the San Francisco… |
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