CCMP AWARDS

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
OUTSTANDING CCMP IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS

Nonimations are now closed

Friends of the San Francisco Estuary is seeking nominations of outstanding environmental projects that implement one or more actions in the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP), a blueprint for restoring and maintaining the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. The CCMP was revised in 2007 and now contains 201 recommended actions in nine program areas: 1) Aquatic Resources; 2) Wildlife; 3) Wetlands Management: 4) Water Use; 5) Pollution Prevention and Reduction; 6) Dredging and Waterway Modification; 7) Land Use and Waterway Modification; 8) Public Involvement and Education; and 9) Research and Monitoring. (Please refer to the revised CCMP for a complete list of the program actions. For a copy, call 510/622-2304.)

The awards will be presented at the ninth Biennial State of the Estuary Conference which will be held at the Downtown Oakland Marriott on September 29, 30 and October 1, 2009. The conference is sponsored by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, State Coastal Conservancy, CALFED Bay-Delta Program, Friends of the San Francisco Estuary, and many local, state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations and businesses. The conference will include invited technical presentations, science/policy discussions, and two poster session receptions.

Nominations must be received at the San Francisco Estuary Partnership office by 5:00 PM on Friday, July 31, 2009. Projects will be rated on the basis of the Criteria for Nominations and Award Considerations listed below. More than one nomination may be submitted. Final selection will be made by the Board of Directors of Friends of the San Francisco Estuary. Projects will be notified of the results in early September.

  1. CRITERIA FOR NOMINATIONS
    1. The project must implement an action in the CCMP.
    2. The project should be completed or show measurable results.
    3. The project should avoid controversy, if possible.
    4. The project should not have been mandated.
    5. The project should be a significant accomplishment.
  2. AWARD CONSIDERATIONS
    1. Geographic distribution (projects from different regions in the Estuary)
    2. Categorical distribution (projects from different CCMP program areas)
    3. Organizational distribution (projects from public and private sector)

NOMINATION SUBMITTAL FORMAT

Nominations should be 1-2 pages and should include the following information:

  1. Name and location of the nominated project
  2. Name of organization(s) implementing the CCMP action
  3. Contact person with address, phone number and email address
  4. Brief description of project, including significant accomplishments
  5. CCMP program area and specific CCMP actions that were implemented

Submit nominations to:
Friends of the San Francisco Estuary
c/o San Francisco Estuary Partnership
1515 Clay Street, Suite 1400, Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 622-2406 phone - (510) 622-2501 fax
jpatton@waterboards.ca.org

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2007 OUTSTANDING CCMP IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS

  1. AQUATIC RESOUCES
    • Invasive Spartina Control Program
      CA State Coastal Conservancy
    • Sunol and Niles Dam Removal Project
      San Francisco PUC and Alameda Creek Fisheries Restoration Workgroup
  2. WILDLIFE
    • Petaluma Marsh Expansion Project
      Marin Audubon Society
  3. WETLANDS MANAGEMENT
    • Napa River Salt Marsh Restoration Project
      CA Dept. of Fish & Game and Wildlife Conservation Bd., CA State Coastal Conservancy, US Army Corps of Engineers, Sonoma County Water Agency, Ducks Unlimited and CA Bay-Delta Authority
  4. POLLUTION PREVENTION AND REDUCTION
    • Regional Pharmaceutical Disposal Programs
      Bay Area Pollution Prevention Group
  5. LAND USE MANAGEMENT
    • Regional Climate Change Planning Project
      San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
  6. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND EDUCATION
    • Contra Costa County Volunteer Creek Monitoring Program
      Contra Costa Watershed Forum and Contra Costa County Community Development Department
    • Clean Bay Campaign
      City of Palo Alto, Regional Water Quality Control Plant and its partner agencies, and Save the Bay
    • Creeks and Watershed Maps
      Oakland Museum, William Lettis & Associates, San Francisco Estuary Institute and The Bay Institute
    • Mission 37
      San Francisco Bay Joint Venture and Media Interchange

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