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PCA Program awards $8 Million for Environmental and Community Projects
On June 24, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) awarded $8 million to 16 Bay Area projects through the Priority Conservation Area (PCA) Grant Program.
This grant program, which is administered by the Estuary Partnership, is a key tool in advancing regional efforts to protect and enhance natural and agricultural lands, expand public access to open space, and invest in climate resilience and community-driven environmental stewardship. To learn more about the awardees, visit our website.
The Our Estuary Online Hub is Now Online
In 2025, the San Francisco Estuary Partnership, with the San Francisco Estuary Institute, launched The State of Our Estuary: a centralized, dynamic, accessible website for reporting on the health of the Estuary. It is the most comprehensive regional health report for the San Francisco Estuary, sharing indicator metrics on water quality, fish and bird populations, tidal marshes, and more.
Click here to tour the website.
WRMP Completes its First Estuary-wide LiDAR Survey
The San Francisco Estuary Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program (WRMP), in collaboration with the California Department of Water Resources, the Delta Stewardship Council, and other partners, has completed the first-ever estuary-wide lidar survey of the San Francisco Bay-Delta. This lidar dataset and related deliverables will be free and publicly accessible.
Register for the free webinar on Wednesday, August 5, from 12:00-1:30 pm, and visit the WRMP lidar information webpage to learn more about the project.
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.
