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.
Sea Level Rise
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Bay Area's First Horizontal “Living Levee” Protecting Against Sea Level Rise Under Construction
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
San Francisco Bay Sea Level Rise Study Included in Water Resources Development Act
For the first time, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will study impacts of sea level rise on the entire region with a focus on economically disadvantaged communities, vulnerable infrastructure, and
State, Regional Agencies Join Forces to Prepare Bay Area for Sea Level Rise, Increased Flooding
Seven regional and state public agencies have executed a new memorandum of understanding committing each agency to a joint work program to address increased threats of flooding and sea level rise in
San Francisco Estuary Partnership Work Helps Secure Sonoma Land for Restoration
The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority — co-staffed by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership and the State Coastal Conservancy — has helped secure the acquisition of a 1,150-acre site for tidal
Sea Level Rise Adaptation Funding & Investment Framework Report Released
On Tuesday, July 11, ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), in partnership with the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), released the Sea Level Rise
Estuary Report Provides Report Card on Bay and Delta Health
Resiliency is the key issue highlighted in the State of the Estuary Report issued Monday by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership. This is the first report on the health of the San Francisco Bay
Fed climate change report highlights Resilient by Design
The Bay Area Regional Collaborative — which includes the Association of Bay Area Governments, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the Bay