Drains to Bay
When Save the Bay was founded in 1961, its main objective was preventing San Francisco Bay from being filled in by developers. Nearly 50 years later its mission is still to protect the Bay.
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Disturbing Birds
While many of us enjoy getting out into natural areas, few of us realize the profound impacts we can have on wildlife if we’re not careful. This is especially true when it comes to birds and their nesting areas.
How to request money from the Federal Government: Programmatic Appropriations & Community Project Funding
Submitting an appropriations request Submitting appropriations requests to senators and representatives is an important part of our Migratory Bird Joint Venture DC Fly-In – it’s how we officially request the funding we advocate for during member meetings in DC. Physically showing up in DC is a critical part to the MBJV advocacy process. Yet, it … Read more
SFBJV 2023 DC Fly In Recap
The SFBJV spent a busy week (March 13 – 17) in DC meeting with Congressional staffers and agency representatives as part of DC Fly-In. The DC “Fly in” is organized by the Association of Joint Venture Management Boards to advocate for the Migratory Bird Joint Venture Program (MBJV), a tri-national program with 23 habitat and … Read more
Meet the new SFBJV Staff!
This September, two new SFBJV staff members joined our team! We are thrilled to add a Conservation Coordinator (Jemma Williams) and a Policy & Communications Coordinator (Nikki Roach). Jemma Williams has worked in the public, private, and non-profit environmental sectors supporting community-based stewardship, restoration, and biological monitoring. Jemma has been in the Bay Area for … Read more
A Fond Farewell
Gratitude and Blessings to the SFBJV community! It has been a dream come true and privilege of a lifetime to be one among a bevy of bird loving, habitat protecting people – otherwise known as the San Francisco Bay Joint Venture partnership – for the past two decades plus! My life will be forever enriched … Read more