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2024 State of the Estuary Conference

As of 4:30pm Monday March 11, the 2024 State of the Estuary Conference is cancelled due to the conference venue not being ready.

We know that this creates a significant inconvenience for our attendees, particularly those who are traveling to the area. We had been repeatedly assured that the venue would be ready in time for this event, and we are incredibly disappointed with this result. 

More information regarding a potential reschedule and process for issuing refunds will be made available in the coming days. Our sincerest apologies for this unexpected turn of events. 

Senator Dianne Feinstein visits the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project with USGS and USFWS staff in 2010.

EPA Investing $43M+ in New Funding for San Francisco Bay and Watersheds

On March 12, 2024, The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $43.5 million to fund projects that will help protect and restore San Francisco Bay and local watersheds and wetlands. EPA also announced that the Agency will be launching a new program office later this year that will focus solely on advancing the Agency’s work in the San Francisco Bay watershed.

Read more about the announcement and the grant recipients.

 

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2024 Priority Conservation Area Grants

MTC has provided $8.5 million in local and federal funds for the current grant round of this program. Grants may range from $200,000 to $1 million. Grant requests greater than $1 million will be considered on a case-by-case basis, for projects of extraordinary regional significance.

Learn more about the application process and eligibility. All interested applicants must submit a completed Letter of Interest Application form due Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 11:59pm.

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San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority on NBC Bay Area’s OpenRoad with Doug McConnell

The episode will look at the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project, the Sonoma Baylands, and the Bay Trail, and discuss the important role the Authority plays in funding large-scale projects that are transforming the Bay.

Tune in to NBC Bay Area Sunday 3/24 at 6:30pm, or watch it later on the OpenRoad webpage.

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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