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
The San Francisco Estuary is the largest estuary in California and home to many native threatened species such as the Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse, Ridgway’s Rail, and Longfin Smelt. The estuary is also home to upwards of eight million people who live, work, and recreate in the Bay Area. A critical ecosystem and community resource, … Read more
This February 2023, the National Migratory Bird Joint Venture Coordinator, Justyn Foth, came to visit and tour project sites around the San Francisco Bay. Not only is Justyn doing a Big Year, but he is also visiting Joint Ventures across the country for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began and he took on … Read more
Motus towers have arrived in the South Bay! These radio telemetry towers track the locations of an array of animals including birds, bats, and dragonflies.
It has been five years since property-owners in the nine county Bay Area started paying $12/year toward the first-ever, region-wide parcel tax known as Measure AA, or the San Francisco Bay Clean Water, Pollution Prevention and Habitat Restoration Measure.
It’s already been more than six years since a 285-foot-wide breach allowed salt water to fill a 1,000-acre tidal marsh basin for the first time in over a century at Sears Point Ranch along Highway 37 in the North Bay.