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Restoration Bookmark

Anyone involved with creek or wetland restoration should consider adding the URL sfbayjv.org to their bookmarks. Sponsored by the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture, the new website promises to be not only a source of information about restoration projects, but also a way of linking nonprofits, government agencies and potential funders with each other.

The website essentially furthers the goals of the Joint Venture, which defines itself as "a partnership of public agencies, environmental organizations, business groups and environmental interests." Established in 1996, it helps to coordinate restoration efforts and assists groups looking for technical resources and funding to complete their projects. Members include the Coastal Conservancy, the S.F. Estuary Project and Estuary Institute, the Sierra Club, US Fish & Wildlife, PG&E, and Ducks Unlimited, among others.

The Joint Venture began building the website early last summer, using a $5000 grant from U.S. Fish & Wildlife. It includes general information about the Joint Venture, links to its member groups and possible funding sources, along with news about upcoming events and ways for individuals to get involved with restoration projects. It also has a set of "clickable" maps, which will allow people to locate a project, then find out what groups are involved, their goals and other information (this part of the site is still under construction). Director John Steere says the maps will make it easier for people to find others who may be doing projects in the same watershed, or to exchange ideas with others doing similar restorations in other parts of the Bay. "There's a lot more I'd like to do with the website," says Steere, who is hoping to get funding to add pictures of the different projects, and to expand the information about each one.

For the less technologically minded, the Joint Venture has published a full color, 30" by 40" map showing restoration and open space projects throughout the Bay Area. It costs $20, postpaid, and is available by calling the Joint Venture office. Contact: John Steere (510)286-6767. O'B

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