State of the Estuary conference

February 6, 2020 248

An update on the development of a regional plan to monitor the restoration of tidal marshes in the San Francisco...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Green Infrastructure Implementation Challenges and Opportunities: Navigating Constraints and Issues of Scale

January 30, 2020 347

Green infrastructure can be a resilient, multi-benefit approach to address issues such as urban runoff pollution and climate change adaptation....

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Microplastics Everywhere: Understanding Microplastics in the Bay and Recommended Actions

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January 16, 2020 384

Microplastics are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants in the ocean, and a pervasive and preventable threat to the health of marine...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Underappreciated Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Levels

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January 9, 2020 1690

When most think of the possible impacts of sea level rise, they think of coastal flooding and the growing risks...

STATE OF ESTUARY: Vital signs of the San Francisco Estuary fish community

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December 19, 2019 386

Dr. Christina Swanson takes a look at the status of the San Francisco Estuary’s fish community The San Francisco estuary...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: CA’s Safer Consumer Products Program: Overview and efforts to protect aquatic health

December 12, 2019 253

In 2013, the Department of Toxic Substances Control’s Safer Consumer Products regulations outlined a framework for the Department to regulate...

STATE OF ESTUARY: Standing too close to the elephant: addressing scales in restoration and fisheries conservation

December 5, 2019 795

Dr. Rachel Johnson discusses the interconnectedness of the San Francisco’s freshwater, estuarine, and marine systems The San Francisco Estuary is...

FELICIA MARCUS: One Delta, one estuary–Connecting California through water

December 4, 2019 1019

In her address to the State of the Estuary conference, Felicia Marcus spoke about the connections of the Delta to...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY: An overview of Department of Pesticide Regulation’s Surface Water Protection Program

November 21, 2019 375

Dr. Jennifer Teerlink discusses pesticide regulation, monitoring, assessments, and outreach efforts The mission of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s...

LIVING SHORELINES: Linking estuary habitats and building capacity to adapt to rising seas

November 14, 2019 621

A living shoreline is a shoreline protection alternative that relies on the strategic placement of plants, stone, sand fill, and...

DR. GEETA PERSAD: Climate change and the future of California’s water

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November 7, 2019 969

Climate change is already transforming California’s water cycle, putting stress on the state’s rigidly engineered water infrastructure as well as...

DECISION SCALING: A risk management approach in Delta water supply vulnerability

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October 31, 2019 893

Planning for future conditions has always involved uncertainty, but the additional uncertainty imposed by a changing climate means new approaches...

STATE OF THE ESTUARY CONFERENCE: Agency officials speak to resilience and water policy in keynote addresses

December 13, 2017 268

DWR Director Grant Davis, State Board member Steve Moore, and SFPUC’s Steven Ritchie address conference attendees Every two years, the...

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