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Flood Control 2.0 Implementation Project Lower Walnut Creek

Flood Control 2.0 Implementation Project Lower Walnut Creek

From single to multi-purpose flood control channel: join Paul Detjens, Senior Civil Engineer with the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District in discussing what the Flood Control 2.0 project brought to the ongoing Lower Walnut Creek Restoration Project. Visit FloodControl.sfei.org for a complete suite of tools available for flood control and environmental project managers.

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Flood Control 2.0 Implementation Project San Francisquito Creek

Len Materman, Executive Director of the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority discusses the challenges of reconnecting marshes with upstream sediment, while maintaining flood protection and environmental benefits over time. Visit FloodControl.sfei.org for a complete suite of tools available for flood control and environmental project managers. For more information: San Francisco Bay Joint Venture – www.sfbayjv.org San Francisco

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Funding Restoration Efforts

Funding Restoration Efforts

This is Part 2 in our conversation with Mark Holmes, the director of The Bay Institute’s restoration program, and also a member of the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Management Board.

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Habitat for Humans

Habitat for Humans

All people should have access to open space. But in some cases, even where those resources exist, they go underutilized. Here are some strategies to address that issue.

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San Francisco Bay Joint Venture

Habitat Joint Ventures

A Habitat Joint Venture under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan is an agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Under this agreement there are Habitat Joint Ventures. These are public-private partnerships which address issues of habitat restoration and preservation.

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Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project

Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project

Around the San Francisco Bay there are a number of wetland restoration projects going on. These include some small tidal wetlands and creek restoration projects. And then there are larger projects. In the North Bay, there is the restoration at the Napa Sonoma Marsh and the Hamilton Wetlands Project. And in the South Bay, the

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