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San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Tours East Bay Restoration Projects
In October 2026, the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Governing Board joined the East Bay Regional Park District to tour two shoreline restoration projects: Hayward Marsh and Coyote Hills Regional Park.
The tour highlighted efforts to improve tidal connections, restore wildlife habitat, and strengthen shoreline resilience. At Coyote Hills, a recently completed project restored approximately 170 acres of habitat and expanded public access. To learn more about the projects, read the full story here.
A new Strategy to ensure the future of the Novato Creek Baylands
The Novato Creek Baylands represent one of the largest remaining tidal wetland restoration opportunities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Rising sea levels and increasingly intense storms threaten the aging flood protection system, causing repeated flooding of SR 37.
The Novato Creek Baylands Strategy provides a roadmap to reconnect these lands to the tides, reducing upstream flood risk while restoring natural habitat. For more information, see the report here.
EPA Grant Supports Restoration of 1,500 Acres of North Bay Wetlands
On October 7, 2026, the Association of Bay Area Governments announced that the San Francisco Estuary Partnership and ABAG were selected to receive a $13.9 million EPA grant to restore approximately 1,500 acres of tidal wetlands at Strip Marsh East along State Route 37 in Solano County.
The project will improve tidal flow, restore habitat for endangered species, and strengthen shoreline resilience. Funding will also support sediment research to inform future wetland restoration efforts. To learn more about the project and benefits, read the announcement 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.
