What does it mean to restore a wetland?
- management of a project tracking database that gives a comprehensive view of all the wetland restoration projects going on throughout the nine Bay Area counties, generates accomplishment reports and active project maps;
- assistance with various elements of project implementation from our design review program, to project “adoption” to administering a limited amount of SFBJV small grants;
- Featuring partner accomplishments in our newsletter, on our website and in other social media.
Active Projects
We provide periodic summaries of all our active and/or completed projects to illustrate the breadth and depth of our work. Current maps are posted here when they are available. Click HERE for a list (and HERE for the map) of proposed, completed, and in-progress or “active” SFBJV projects tracked in EcoAtlas.
Project Adoption
Our Conservation Committee reviews and recommends habitat conservation projects for adoption to our Management Board. JV project adoption provides many benefits, including improved project design, enhanced competitiveness for funding, and increased project visibility. To be adopted by the SFBJV, projects must meet a set of varying criteria based on the project type, and present their project to the SFBJV Conservation Committee. These criteria help us prioritize projects and serve as a guideline to help project proposals demonstrate how a project meets our goals and the needs of target species.
- Adoption criteria for tidal and other wetland projects can be found HERE;
- Criteria for the adoption and support of stock pond habitat protection, restoration and enhancement to benefit wildlife is located HERE; and
- The adoption and support of subtidal habitat protection, restoration and enhancement criteria is HERE.
The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority gives priority to projects that are consistent with our Implementation Strategy. People applying for a Measure AA Grant must demonstrate their project is on our list or has consulted with the SFBJV Coordinator prior to applying.
To request project adoption: Please email our Conservation Coordinator with this completed SFBJV Project Adoption Request and Information Form OR your SFBRA (or other grant) application (or-pre app) and any supporting project documentation (maps/figures/plans) along with an explanation of how your project meets the Essential and Desired adoption criteria.
SFBJV Project Support
Periodically, the SFBJV has had limited funding for projects or programs that help to implement our goals or support our annual operational plan. Although there is not a specific maximum or minimum amount, applicants should consider submitting for $5,000 or less.
Criteria include:
- Projects that have regional significance. Locally-focused projects will have region-wide implications.
- If the purpose is public outreach, the project or program will reach a wide audience.
- Any habitat projects seeking support will have been previously adopted by the SFBJV.
- Funds will help save or rescue a project or enable a new phase to be completed.
- The proposed project or program has strong partnership support.
- The applicant is a member of the management board or active with one of the SFBJV working committees.
- The funding might leverage larger amounts.
- The SFBJV will consider support for program operations, although it will not do so on an ongoing basis.
Design Review
Sometimes project managers and their consultants need a little bit of help along the way! We offer free, technical review by regional experts during the concept development, design and/or management stages of a project.
The main goal of the Design Review Program is to improve the outcome of projects around the Bay by providing design recommendations that will result in well-functioning projects both technically and biologically and contribute to the SFBJV habitat goals.