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26 Aug 2010 Napa-Sonoma marsh restoration's last phase begins, San Francisco Chronicle

25 Aug 2010 Levee breached to restore AmCan area wetlands, Napa Valley Register

25 Aug 2010 Marshland restored in North Bay as tides flow in, Contra Costa Times

24 Aug 2010 Going UP: Sea Level Rise in San Francisco Bay, QUEST Community Science Blog - KQED

20 Aug 2010 Polishing Oakland's Crown Jewel: Lake Merritt Reborn, QUEST Community Science Blog - KQED

20 Aug 2010 Latest wetlands project begins in Novato, Marin Independent Journal

17 Aug 2010 Just add water. Former Cargill salt ponds being converted to tidal marsh, expanding the bay. , San Jose Mercury News

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General News & Announcements

25 Aug 2010 Video Podcast: Fish Friendly Farming, from the San Francisco Estuary Partnership

23 Aug 2010 EPA to End All Use of Bird-Killing Pesticide. Aldicarb Production to Cease in 2014; New Restrictions Implemented.

16 Aug 2010 NEW SFBJV SCIENCE COORDINATOR HIRED! We are delighted to welcome Christina Sloop to the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture in her new role as Science Coordinator. As a long-time resident of the Bay area with a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of California, Davis, Christina offers considerable knowledge of both terrestrial and wetland ecology, with expertise in field-based research in San Francisco Bay relative to invasive and endangered species. As Conservation Science Program Director for the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation, she comes to us with a wealth of professional experience in the coordination of multi-stakeholder processes, established relationships with regional scientists and public leaders, and project management and statistical data analysis skills. Christina’s initial focus will be to coordinate a team of scientists in the development of a monitoring and evaluation plan for the Joint Venture and our partners' wetland habitat restoration and enhancement projects. She will also be coordinating an update of the Joint Venture Implementation Plan, Restoring the Estuary.

5 Aug 2010 Two new podcasts featuring SFEI scientists Lester McKee and Sarah Pearce on green stormwater treatment facilities and an interview with Brisbane harbor master Ted Warburton on oil spill response.

3 Aug 2010 Draft Revised EIR for SF Bay Area Water Trail available for review. The Draft Revised Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (DREIR) for the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Plan (WT Plan) is now complete and available for review. A Draft EIR for the WT Plan was prepared and circulated in 2008, but based on the nature of the comments received, the Conservancy as lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) extensively revised the document for clarity. The new public review period will begin on August 3 and end on September 21, 2010.: Exec Summary_WT_ DREIR_2010.pdf, WT_DREIR_NOA_August_2010.pdf

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