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New Report: Lessons from Oro Loma Pilot

Our newest report “Operations and Maintenance of Horizontal Levees – Lessons from the Oro Loma Pilot Project” compiles key insights, lessons learned, and practical guidance from a decade of studying, maintaining and managing the Oro Loma horizontal levee pilot project.  

The findings presented in this report aim to inform wastewater treatment professionals, shoreline planners, and others involved in developing similar projects across the San Francisco Bay Area.

Read the report here.  

A picture of four people smiling and holding an award in celebration of the opening of the Pacheco Marsh. Karen McDowell, SFEP staff, is pictured. Photo by Taylor Samuelson.

Celebration of the Pacheco Marsh Restoration Project

The John Muir Land Trust and Contra Costa County Flood Control District have successfully completed the Pacheco Marsh restoration and public access project.

A dedication event was held on May 2  to celebrate the 84-acre tidal wetland that now features 2.4 miles of trails, including a wheelchair-accessible path, elevated vistas, a kayak launch, and an environmental education pavilion. This project was partially funded through San Francisco Estuary Partnership managed programs. Learn more.

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Submit Your Abstract: 2025 State of the Estuary Conference

The Estuary Partnership invites you to submit an abstract as an oral, poster, or creative session presentation for our State of the Estuary Conference. Abstract authors are encouraged to address collaborative, interdisciplinary, and/or engaged approaches to solving Estuary ecological and community health challenges.   

We strongly encourage abstracts that draw linkages to the Estuary Blueprint. The deadline to submit an abstract is June 20, 2025.

Submit your abstracts here

About the Estuary Partnership

The San Francisco Estuary Partnership is a collaborative regional program of resource agencies, non-profits, citizens, and scientists working to protect, restore, and enhance water quality and fish and wildlife habitat in and around the San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary. Working cooperatively, we share information and resources that result in studies, projects, and programs that improve the Estuary and communicate its value and needs to the public. The Association of Bay Area Governments is the home agency for Partnership staff and finances. Our offices are located at the Bay Area Metro Center in San Francisco. Please see our Implementation Committee meeting dates and materials here.

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ESTUARY News was an independent regional magazine published in the public interest by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership and its myriad partners around the Bay and Delta between 1992 and 2023. Written by professional, independent journalists, it provided in-depth, silo-crossing coverage of the environmental, restoration, and climate adaptation issues of our time.

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