Featured Partner Archives - San Francisco Bay Joint Venture

Beth Huning, San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Coordinator 2001 – 2018, Inducted into California Waterfowler’s Hall of Fame

April 16, 2024April 10, 2024 by nikki.roach

It is with great joy that we celebrate Beth Huning’s induction into California Waterfowler’s Hall of Fame. The California Fish and Game Commission established the Waterfowler’s Hall of Fame in 1999 to recognize leaders for their significant contributions to protecting waterfowl and their habitats across California. The 2023 inductees also include Daniel P. Connelly, Joseph … Read more

DC Debrief: Migratory Bird Joint Venture Fly In 2024

March 20, 2024 by nikki.roach

The DC “Fly In” occurs at the beginning of each calendar year and is organized by the Association of Joint Venture Management Boards to advocate for funding and support of the Migratory Bird Joint Venture Program (MBJV), a tri-national program with 23 habitat and three species Joint Ventures. During the week of March 4th, 2024, … Read more

20 years later, a loving farewell to Sandra Scoggin

August 22, 2023August 8, 2023 by nikki.roach

On June 7, 2023, the SFBJV community came together to celebrate, bid farewell, and thank Sandra Scoggin for her 20 years of service to the JV, and to acknowledge her nearly 30 years in wildlife conservation. Several partners highlighted Sandra’s accomplishments and leadership, speaking to her dedication, hard work, kind and inclusive leadership style, and … Read more

Jeff McCreary Honored with the Bruce Wolfe Spirit of Conservation Award!

March 26, 2024October 26, 2022 by nikki.roach

Jeff Mccreary accepting conservation award

On Friday, October 14th, the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture (SFBJV) awarded Jeff McCreary the Bruce Wolfe Spirit of Conservation Award. This award recognizes individuals and organizations who are significantly advancing wetland habitat conservation in the Bay Area. Jeff’s dedication to the mission of the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture (SFBJV) includes chairing both the … Read more

Caroline Warner

March 27, 2024August 10, 2022 by charles.fox

Position: Communications and Outreach Coordinator – SFBJV (2002-2022) June 2022 Caroline Warner had a magical inception with the SFBJV partnership thanks to serendipity and a story worth telling. Fresh out of college from Georgetown University, she worked for Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary (RBAC), from 1985-86 and bi-annually in April until 1994: first as … Read more

Beth Huning

March 27, 2024June 12, 2022 by Hutch

Beth Huning served as the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Coordinator from 2001-2018, and was a driving force behind its establishment. While working at Audubon, she collaborated with the first Joint Venture (JV) Coordinator, Nancy Schaefer, and colleagues Marge Kolar (USFWS), Marc Holmes (The Bay Institute), Holly Andree (Ducks Unlimited), Carl Wilcox (CDFW), and others … Read more

Julian Wood

March 27, 2024May 9, 2022 by charles.fox

Position: Point Blue Conservation Science – San Francisco Bay Program Leader May 2022 After graduating from Earlham College in 1995 with a BA in Biology, Julian Wood became an itinerant field biologist using his skills and love of ornithology to ‘get around’, so to speak. He started as a volunteer at the River Rouge Bird Observatory … Read more

Julie Beagle

March 27, 2024July 20, 2021 by charles.fox

Position: Environmental Planning Team Lead, US Army Corps San Francisco District July 2021 Julie joined the SF District of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as an Environmental Planning Team Lead in the beginning of 2021. She also leads the District’s effort to incorporate Engineering with Nature principles into all USACE efforts and will … Read more

Tami Church

March 27, 2024February 23, 2021 by charles.fox

Position: Water Resources Planner, Zone 7 Water Agency February 2021 Tami Church works for the Zone 7 Water Agency which covers water supply, flood control, and groundwater management for eastern Alameda County. She has been working in her role as a Water Resources Planner in the Integrated Planning section since 2012 where she is able … Read more

Marilyn Latta

March 27, 2024November 2, 2020 by charles.fox

Position: Project Manager, State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) November 2020 Marilyn Latta has been working with the State Coastal Conservancy since 2008 in their San Francisco Bay Program. A fifth generation Bay Area native, Marilyn has always felt a special affinity for the Bay, even though there was a lot less access to the shoreline when … Read more