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San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP)

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Marin marsh plan: Mother Nature helping Mother Nature

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Environmental planners may put Mother Nature to work to help restore the Bay Area's critical marshes, which gird against sea level rise, while providing habitat for critters and vegetation.

Bay Area's First Horizontal “Living Levee” Protecting Against Sea Level Rise Under Construction

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Palo Alto’s Horizontal Levee pilot project, located on a 500-foot-long section of coastline on Harbor Marsh in the Palo Alto Baylands is under construction and set to inform other Bay Area projects

The 2025 State of the Estuary Conference Connected Art, Science, and Innovation

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Over 700 people gathered at the Oakland Scottish Rite Center to connect on their shared goals to preserve habitats, support thriving species, manage resources effectively, and promote community health

State of the Estuary Conference to Map Course for Restoration

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The Association of Bay Area Governments’ San Francisco Estuary Partnership affiliate on Tuesday, Oct. 28 and Wednesday, Oct. 29, will hold its biannual conference, bringing together hundreds of

Priority Conservation Areas (PCA) Program Revised, New Call for Proposals Coming

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ABAG-MTC's Priority Conservation Areas (PCA) Program — which indicates regionally significant areas to be protected and improved — has been revised. PCAs include natural habitats, farms and ranchlands

Bay Area Wetland Growth Defies Global Trend

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San Francisco Bay stands out as an exception to the worldwide trend toward wetland destruction. In a rare bit of positive environmental news, a new report from the Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program

First of its kind: Palo Alto’s horizontal levee construction begins

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The Palo Alto Horizontal Levee Pilot Project construction is underway, a nature-based approach providing protection against sea level rise and enhancing habitat in the San Francisco Bay.

3D Look at the Bay and Delta: San Francisco Estuary Partnership Helping Manage Laser Survey

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The San Francisco Estuary Partnership is co-managing the first laser survey of San Francisco Bay and the Delta to enhance understanding of wetlands, shorelines and restoration progress.

Estuary Youth Council Launches 2025 Cohort

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The San Francisco Estuary Partnership has officially launched its second cohort of the Estuary Youth Council (EYC).

SFEP Helps Lead Work on Unique First Mile Horizontal Levee Project Featured on "OpenRoad"

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The First Mile Horizontal Levee Project is being featured on NBC Bay Area ’s OpenRoad program, highlighting an innovative nature-based shoreline adaptation along the Hayward shoreline.