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.
Outstanding Environmental Project Awards
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Every two years, Friends of the San Francisco Estuary celebrates the most outstanding environmental projects of the region at the biennial State of the Estuary Conference. Awards go to those projects that significantly benefit the Estuary; are completed or show measurable results, have not been externally mandated (for example, to resolve an enforcement action), and further the goals and objectives of the 2022 Estuary Blueprint (Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan). Projects previously recognized include restoration of creeks, wetlands, and dunes; experimental natural infrastructure; collaborative volunteer efforts; and recycled water projects.
2025 Outstanding Environmental Project Awardees
Scout’s Adventure to Coyote Creek – Project leads: Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful & Paul J. Gonazalez Art Studios
Courtland Creek Restoration Project – Project leads: City of Oakland Public Works Department, Friends of Courtland Creek, Melrose 27X Neighborhood Council, Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation, FlowWest Project design team with Haley and Aldrich, Restoration Design Group, Circlepoint, and Alnus Ecological
Baylands Habitat Map – Project leads: San Francisco Estuary Institute, San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, San Francisco Estuary Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program, Montezuma Wetlands Restoration Project, South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, San Francisco Bay Joint Venture, Point Blue Conservation Science & Fulfrost and Associates
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