The State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference provides a biennial assessment of the ecological health of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. This conference brings the latest information about the estuary's changing watersheds, impacts from major stressors, recovery programs for species and habitats, and emerging issues.

The conference was a success, attended by over 700 scientists, resource managers, citizens, regulators, local government reps, and media. U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson headlined the first morning, vowing that the new administration will rise to the new environmental challenges facing the country. Said Jackson, "I'd like to see a huge leap forward like we saw in the 1970s with the Clean Water Act." But she added that the "low-hanging fruit" has already been addressed, and that today we need to clean up pollutants in the Estuary—and in all of the nation's waterways—that can't always be seen or smelled. Watch for a full conference summary in the December ESTUARY NEWS.

Speaker Biographies, Oral Abstracts, and Poster Abstracts

Conference Program

Conference Podcast

For additional information, please contact the San Francisco Estuary Partnership at 510-622-2398.

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