SFEI: Meet the stormwater robots San Francisco Estuary Institute Water quality February 19, 2026By Sierra Garcia, San Francisco Estuary Institute The day before the first major fall storm in 2025, Kayli Paterson took...
SFEI: The Storm Chasers: How stormwater reveals more than ever about pollution in San Francisco Bay San Francisco Estuary Institute Water quality January 15, 2026Highlights Stormwater runoff is the rainwater that washes off landscapes, including cities, and flows towards water bodies. It’s a major...
SF BAYKEEPER: New lawsuit challenges Newark’s approval of housing project in flood zone San Francisco Baykeeper Water rights and water law January 15, 2026Environmental groups raise concerns that the “Mowry Village” project would expose future residents to sea level rise, impact Bay wetlands,...
USGS: A model to predict sediment bulk density for the San Francisco Estuary USGS Planning and management January 13, 2026By the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Sediment bulk density is a physical property of the sediment bed...
KNEE DEEP TIMES: The race against runoff Knee Deep Times Planning and management January 7, 2026By Nate Seltenrich, Knee Deep Times Few of us give stormwater a second thought — at least until it backs...
NOW AVAILABLE: San Francisco Bay Wetlands and Flood Risk Reduction StoryMap Guest Contributor Ecosystems December 14, 2025From the SF Estuary Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program: The Wetlands and Flood Risk Reduction StoryMap was developed to support the SF...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As seas rise, so do the risks from toxic sites Inside Climate News Water quality November 20, 2025Flooding from surging seas is likely to inundate thousands of U.S. hazardous sites in coming years as global temperatures rise,...
PRESS RELEASE: New assessment of the health of the San Francisco Estuary released Guest Contributor Ecosystems November 6, 2025Press release from the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) Scientists have released an updated report card for the San Francisco...
PRESS RELEASE: San Francisco Bay State of the Birds Website Offers Insight into Health of the Bay Maven Fish and wildlife October 29, 2025New dynamic report updates 2011 version, presents recommended conservation actions, success stories The San Francisco Bay Joint Venture and Point...
UC SANTA CRUZ: Coastal flooding in the Bay Area: New research illuminates strategies for adaptation UC Santa Cruz Climate change October 7, 2025Center for Coastal Climate Resilience finds mix of hard infrastructure and nature-based solutions offers best defense against sea-level rise in...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: Can an AI-guided robot help San Rafael resist sea level rise and sequester carbon? Inside Climate News Climate change September 28, 2025A San Rafael startup proposed a sci-fi solution to raise areas facing the twin threats of land subsidence and sea...
USGS: Modeling flood mitigation strategies in the San Francisco Bay Area USGS Planning and management September 26, 2025As sea levels rise and storms intensify, protecting coastal communities is becoming a pressing challenge—especially in places like San Francisco...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Keeping microplastics out of the San Francisco Bay: A conversation with environmental toxicologist Ezra Miller Robin Meadows Water quality June 30, 2025by Robin Meadows In 2019, the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) published a three-year study of microplastics in the San...
USGS: A review of sediment transport across a natural tidal salt marsh in Northern San Francisco Bay USGS Delta scienceEcosystems June 26, 2025By the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program Tidal salt marshes—vital ecosystems that protect coastlines, remove excess nutrients and...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: South Bay sport fish not such good eating Alastair Bland Water quality June 18, 2025By Alastair Bland Long ago, the quiet shores of southern San Francisco Bay featured rich wetlands, streams thick with salmon...
