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Friends of the Estuary
Friends of the San Francisco Estuary (Friends) was established by SFEP’s Management Committee in May 1991 and incorporated as a California non-profit organization in 1992. Friends was established to build broad-based public support for Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) implementation. The CCMP assigns the following specific responsibilities to Friends:
- Develop public involvement, education, communication, and advocacy programs.
- Promote citizen involvement in studying, restoring and managing a healthy Estuary.
- Develop and implement public education and involvement action plans.
- Develop a flexible, community-based framework for public involvement and education in all aspects of Estuary management.
- Serve as a watchdog and advocate for CCMP implementation.
Friends assists SFEP by promoting public review and involvement in overall CCMP implementation and decision-making, encouraging dialogue between public and private interests on restoration of the Estuary, and seeking to sustain public and political interest in CCMP implementation.
More about Friends of the Estuary
Meeting Materials:
Agenda and Meeting Materials, April 25, 2008
The Friends of Estuary Board. For a list of Board members, click here (PDF file).