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About Friends of the Estuary 

Friends of the San Francisco Estuary (Friends) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership’s Management Committee in 1991. Friends is an affiliated but separate non-profit organization from the San Francisco Estuary Partnership.  

Creative Environmental Project Award

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Every two years, Friends of the San Francisco Estuary celebrates a creative project that shares knowledge, broadens the conversation, educates, and incites action to improve the San Francisco Bay/Delta Estuary. Selection will be based on originality, creativity, and the effectiveness of the message to protect the Estuary.

2025 Creative Environmental Award Recipients

1st Place: Ghost of Sturgeons Past: Skin of Our Ancestors

Christina Bertea

Second Place winner of the Creative Environmental Award. Created by artist Amy Hall<br />
a.	Title of Art: Beavers Make Life Better<br />

2nd Place: Beavers Make Life Better

Amy Hall

3rd Place: Mindscape

Ajaya Tejuswini Bhatnagar

For more information on past awardees, please visit the

Friends of the San Francisco Estuary’s website.