| SF Bay Shore Inventory GIS Data |
The San Francisco Bay Shore Inventory: Mapping for Sea Level Rise dataset provides a comprehensive… |
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| City Visions on KALW: How the Bay Area is Tackling the Threat of Sea Level Rise |
Join the conversation as host Ethan Elkind and guests discuss new reports indicating that sea… |
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| Get on the curve: Habitat Development Curves help determine the performance of on-the-ground projects |
How do you know if the ecological conditions of your wetland project are aligned with expected… |
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| CRAM BBE module now available! |
With funding from the State Coastal Conservancy, SFEI staff developed the eCRAM data entry forms… |
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| Getting the Word Out about the Baylands Goals |
Letitia Grenier continues to work with partners around the region to get the word out about the new… |
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| Laguna de Santa Rosa Historical Aerial Photomosaic Image from 1942 |
Orthorectified historical aerial photography for the lower Laguna de Santa Rosa watershed was… |
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| 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… |
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| Tahoe Aquatic Resource Inventory (TARI) Version 2.1 GIS Data |
TARI (Tahoe Aquatic Resource Inventory) was established to meet regional needs for wetlands and… |
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| 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… |
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| "SF Expert Warns King Tides, El Nino Pose Flood Risk" |
SFEI's Jeremy Lowe speaks to NBC reporter Stephanie Chuang about the opportunity the Bay Area… |
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| EcoAtlas Habitat Projects Data, Web Service and REST API |
California's EcoAtlas provides access to project tracking information for effective wetland… |
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| California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM) Data and Web Service |
CRAM is a standardized, scientifically defensible rapid assessment method for monitoring the… |
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| The Baylands and Climate Change |
Matt Gerhart of the California Coastal Conservancy and Letitia Grenier of SFEI will be speaking at… |
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| Editorial in SF Chronicle: Work to save San Francisco Bay only just begun |
The San Francisco Chronicle features SFEI and Senior Scientist Letitia Grenier in their latest… |
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| Lower Novato Creek Vision Just Released! |
SFEI recently released a resilient landscape vision for lower Novato Creek that incorporates… |
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| SFEI's new Landscape Resilience Framework outlines attributes of ecological resilience |
SFEI's Resilient Landscapes Program has developed a Landscape Resilience Framework, with the goal… |
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| Understanding Change in Primary Production at a Landscape Scale in the Delta |
Constraints on primary production and the relative importance of different production sources to… |
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| 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… |
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| Lower Walnut Creek Historical Ecology Study |
During the mid-19th century, the lower Walnut Creek watershed was a landscape dominated by… |
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| Baylands Goals and Climate Change: What Can We Do? |
On November 17th, the Exploratorium will co-host with the San Francisco Estuary Institute an event… |
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| Novato Creek Historical Ecology GIS Data |
This dataset includes reconstructed habitat types and ecological characteristics of the Novato… |
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| Baylands Goals Report Released to a Flurry of Media Attention |
An update to the 1999 Bayland Ecosystem Habitat Goals, the new report called… |
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| KQED Forum: Bay Area Infrastructure, Communities at Risk Without Wetlands Restoration |
On KQED Forum, Michael Krasny interviewed SFEI's Letitia Grenier and the State Coastal… |
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| Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals Project |
SFEI's Letitia Grenier served as lead scientist of the Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals… |
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| Our Bay on the Brink: SFEI's Jeremy Lowe explains the urgency for sea-level-rise adaptation |
SFEI's senior scientist Jeremy Lowe has appeared in a video with the Coastal Conservancy's Amy… |
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| State of the Estuary Conference on Twitter |
In an event convened by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, SFEI contributed its own… |
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| Rising seas threaten San Francisco Bay and Delta wetlands and land |
Dennis Cuff of the San Jose Mercury News wrote an article on the relationship between the region's… |
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| SFEI featured in 5 major newspaper articles over two weeks |
Articles featuring the Pulse of the Bay, the State of the Estuary Report, and SFEI's work… |
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| Following the State of the Estuary Conference, a newspaper article describes the future of Marin with help from SFEI's Josh Collins and Letitia Grenier |
Journalist Mark Prado's article in the Marin Independent Journal reports the mixed picture of… |
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| 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… |
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| RL program director Robin Grossinger discusses approaches to ecosystem resilience in article by environmental journalist Jim Robbins |
"As climate change puts ecosystems and species at risk, conservationists are turning to a new… |
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| SFEI Executive Director Warner Chabot consulted by the San Francisco Chronicle on the urgency of adapting to sea level rise |
San Francisco Chronicle writer John King wrote a part-story / part-commentary that challenges local… |
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| Tijuana River Valley Historical Aerial Photomosaic 1928 |
Orthorectified historical aerial photography for portions of the Tijuana River Valley, San Diego… |
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| Dry Creek Historical Aerial Photomosaic 1942 |
Orthorectified historical aerial photography for portions of the Dry Creek watershed, Sonoma County… |
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| EBDA Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Project |
A series of stakeholder workshops were held to identify concept alternatives for decentralization… |
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| Delta Historical Ecology GIS Data |
GIS historical habitat and river channel data from the Delta Historical Ecology project |
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| Historical Wetlands of the Southern California Coast GIS Data |
Georeferenced copies of all 42 T-sheets and associated stream and wetland vector data |
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| SFEI leads technical workshop in support of BCDC's Policies for a Rising Bay project |
In May 2015, SFEI staff organized and led a workshop of regional experts in support of BCDC's… |
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| Riparian zone decision support tool just released! |
In April 2015, SFEI released a GIS-based decision support tool called the Riparian Zone Estimation… |
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| National science experts gather to discuss Flood Control 2.0 |
A panel of nationally and internationally renowned scientists gathered in the Bay Area at the… |
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| SFEI scientists present at national Living Future conference |
In April 2015, Robin Grossinger and Erin Beller traveled to Seattle to present at Living Future, a… |
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| Santa Rosa Plain Wetlands Profile: A Demonstration of WRAMP |
The Santa Rosa Plain WRAMP project demonstrated the use of the State’s standardized monitoring and… |
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| Tahoe WRAMP Demonstration: Watershed Assessment |
The Tahoe WRAMP Watershed Demontration Project transfered statewide wetland monitoring and… |
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| Santa Rosa Plain WRAMP (NCARI) Version 1.0 GIS Data |
GIS mapping of aquatic resources for the Laguna De Santa Rosa valley basin. This mapping… |
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| EcoAtlas Version 1.50b4 1998 |
The Bay Area EcoAtlas is a computer-based Geographic Information System (GIS) of past and present… |
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| Napa Valley Historical Aerial Photomosaic Image from 1940-42 |
This historical aerial photography mosaic was used to develop a reconstruction of the historical… |
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| Ventura Historical Ecology Study GIS Data |
Geospatial data describing the historical conditions of the lower Santa Clara River, Ventura River,… |
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| Santa Clara Valley Historical Ecology GIS Data |
Geospatial data describing the historical conditions of Santa Clara Valley were developed to… |
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| Napa Historical Ecology Atlas GIS Data |
This dataset represents a reconstruction of the historical landscape and prevailing conditions of… |
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| San Francisco Bay Shore Inventory |
SFEI is developing an online interactive map to support regional planning and assessment given… |
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| East Contra Costa Historical Ecology Study GIS Data |
Geospatial data describing the historical conditions of the East Contra Costa County were developed… |
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| Alameda Creek Historical Ecology GIS Data |
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| South Bay Historical Tidal-Terrestrial Transition Zone GIS Data |
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| 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 |
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| Northern San Diego County Lagoons Historical Ecology GIS data |
This dataset includes reconstructed habitat types and ecological characteristics of six northern… |
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| Bay Area Aquatic Resource Inventory (BAARI) Version 2.1 GIS Data |
Bay Area Aquatic Resources Inventory (BAARI) is a detailed base map of the Bay Area's aquatic… |
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| Statewide Wetland Tracking, Science, and Policy Development Support |
SFEI’s Wetland Science Focus Area’s Director, Josh Collins, is a leader in the coordination of… |
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| North Coast WRAMP Demonstration: Mapping Standards |
The North Coast WRAMP Demonstation Project focused on mapping and assessing the condition of… |
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| Tahoe WRAMP Demonstration: Mapping Standards |
The Tahoe WRAMP Demonstration Project implemented detailed and standardized mapping protocols… |
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| RipZET: A GIS-based Tool for Estimating Riparian Zones |
The Riparian Zone Estimator Tool (RipZET) is a decision support tool developed by the San Francisco… |
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| Resilient Silicon Valley |
Drawing on resilience science, regional data, and local expertise, we will develop the vision and… |
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| Mapping Shoreline Change in San Pablo Bay |
Using a systematic, empirical, and repeatable approach, we mapped the location of the shorelines in… |
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| John Muir/Mt. Wanda Historical Ecology Reconnaissance Study |
The Mt. Wanda Historical Ecology Investigation assembled historical landscape data for the Mt.… |
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| Regional Data Center |
SFEI is one of the state's Regional Data Centers that exchanges water quality data to the… |
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| Re-Oaking Featured in New York Times |
The re-oaking concept developed by SFEI was featured in an article about Oakland and… |
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| Novato Creek Baylands Historical Ecology Study report now available |
SFEI recently completed an historical ecology study of lower Novato Creek in Marin County. The… |
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| Flood Control 2.0 |
Flood Control 2.0 is an ambitious regional effort aimed at helping restore stream and wetland… |
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| Flood Control 2.0 in Bay Nature |
The April 2015 issue of Bay Nature features an article about Flood Control 2.0, an ambitious… |
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| Study on Northern San Diego County lagoons just released |
We are pleased to announce the release of our latest study, the Northern San Diego County Lagoons… |
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| San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Projects Map |
In partnership with the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture (SFBJV), SFEI/ASC developed a new… |
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| Laguna de Santa Rosa Historical Ecology Initiative |
The Laguna de Santa Rosa (Laguna) watershed spans 256 square miles and supports a unique complex of… |
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| EcoAtlas’ Landscape Profile Tool v2.0 |
The recent EcoAtlas release delivers new functionality and enhancements to the Landscape Profiler,… |
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| RipZet: GIS Tool for Estimating Riparian Zones |
The Riparian Zone Estimator Tool (RipZET) is a GIS-based decision support tool under development… |
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| Robin Grossinger to speak at Bridging the Nature-Culture Divide III Conference |
Robin Grossinger will giving a presentation at the Nature-Culture III Conference:
"Bridging the… |
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| Historical Ecology Highlighted at John Muir Symposium |
Sense of (dis)Place |
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| Head of Tide report available online |
SFEI recently completed a pilot study focused on creating a framework for a rapid protocol that can… |
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| Futures Past: Exploring California Landscapes with SFEI |
An article exploring the work of SFEI's Resilient Landscapes Program was published in the Fall 2014… |
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| Retracing the History of Chinese Shrimp Fishing in San Francisco Bay |
In September, SFEI participated in Chinese Whispers: Bay Chronicles, a project combining science,… |
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| How Creeks Meet the Bay: Changing Interfaces |
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| "Why California’s Largest Estuary No Longer Works for Wildlife" |
California’s historic drought has put the state’s water problems in the forefront this year and… |
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| "A Delta Transformed" report released at the 2014 Bay-Delta Science Conference |
The newly published A Delta Transformed: Ecological Functions, Spatial Metrics, and Landscape… |
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| SFEI study paints a palette of rich diversity |
Early observers who viewed the coastal lagoons of North County described glittering salt flats and… |
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| Futures Past: Exploring California Landscapes with SFEI |
An article exploring the work of SFEI's Resilient Landscapes Program was published in the Fall 2014… |
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| Lower Salinas River Historical Ecology Reconnaissance |
This report summarizes the results of an initial study of historical conditions (i.e., prior to… |
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| Southern California T-sheets phase 2 completed |
Phase 2 of the southern California t-sheets study has been completed. The report is now available,… |
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| 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… |
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| Delta Landscape Metrics: Creating a Spatial Framework to Inform Restoration Planning |
Robin Grossinger will giving a brown bag seminar on
Delta Landscape Metrics: Creating a Spatial… |
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| Recent Presentations by the Resilient Landscapes Team |
The Resilient Landscapes (RL) team delivered a number of presentations during the last quarter… |
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| Upcoming Resilient Landscapes Projects |
The Resilient Landscapes team is poised to complete several major projects and reports in the near… |
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| Head of Tide Study Complete |
Within the tributaries that drain to San Francisco Bay, there exists a transition between fluvial… |
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| Alameda Creek Watershed Ecological Study |
A comprehensive study of the transformation of the Alameda Creek watershed, the largest tributary… |
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| 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… |
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| S.F. Waterfront Development Must Prepare for Rising Seas |
SFEI's Resilient Landscape Program Director, Robin Grossinger is quoted in The San Francisco… |
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| SFEI research on resilient shorelines featured in Landscape Architecture Magazine |
...Another idea is to re-create bay beaches to increase resiliency. Beaches were widespread around… |
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| Robin Grossinger "You Only Live Twice" at the 7th Annual OC Water Summit: Bond...Water Bond. |
Robin Grossinger's Historical Delta lecture "You Only Live Twice" is part of a series of this year… |
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| 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… |
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| SFEI at the 2014 Salmonid Restoration Federation Conference |
SFEI scientists are participating in two sessions at the 2014 Salmonid Restoration Federation… |
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| 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… |
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| San Francisco Bay Area Digital Orthophotography Collection |
In June 2014, high resolution 4 band orthoimagery was collected for Contra Costa, Marin and Napa… |
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| 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:… |
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