The Organization Database is intended to catalog the many organizations working in Bay Delta bioregion across many areas of focus contributing to a thriving future.
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The California Institute for Community, Art, and Nature (California I CAN) was launched in 2016 by Malcolm Margolin shortly after his retirement from the venerable publishing house he founded in 1974, Heyday Books. California I CAN has a solid foundation in the thoughtful friendships and working relationships Malcolm developed over time with writers, artists, activists, California Indians, and people at the core of political and economic power, as well as those from California’s most marginalized communities. We strive to create a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient society through a deep understanding and love of the cultural and natural heritage of our state.
While we take our work seriously, joy, playfulness, generosity, community involvement, and a belief in the transformative powers of beauty permeate everything we do. Our core programs focus on three areas:
Working with the native communities of California on issues of political sovereignty and cultural survival
Understanding and maintaining Berkeley as a center of cultural and social innovation
Exploring the powerful connection between nature—place—and the arts, and the role they play in invigorating the social imagination.
While we take our work seriously, joy, playfulness, generosity, community involvement, and a belief in the transformative powers of beauty permeate everything we do. Our core programs focus on three areas:
Working with the native communities of California on issues of political sovereignty and cultural survival
Understanding and maintaining Berkeley as a center of cultural and social innovation
Exploring the powerful connection between nature—place—and the arts, and the role they play in invigorating the social imagination.
At California Trout, we work to ensure healthy waters and resilient wild fish for a better California. It's our belief that abundant wild fish indicate healthy waters and that healthy waters benefit all Californians. With more than sixty large-scale conservation projects underway, in tandem with public policy efforts in Sacramento, our seven regional offices work tirelessly to advance our cause through a four-pillared approach to conservation: science, restoration, community engagement, and advocacy.
435 Pacific Ave., Suite 200 San Francisco California 94133
The WATER Institute develops innovative, science-based solutions for communities and the environment to address the legacy of hydrologically destructive land use practices and policies on California’s watersheds and the urgent need to address the impacts of climate change on the water cycle.
Occidental California 95465
California Fire Safe Council’s mission is to be “California’s leader in community wildfire risk reduction and resiliency!”
The CALIFORNIA FIRE SAFE COUNCIL (CFSC) helps regional, state, and national organizations in order to help California residents acquire the education, resources, and tools they need to be better prepared for wildfire.
The California Fire Safe Council (CFSC), a California non-profit corporation, was first formed as a project of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in 1993.
It brought together community leaders, governmental agencies, and corporations to provide education to the residents of California on the dangers of wildfires and how they could be prevented. Our early days were spent creating the Fire Safe Council concept and early materials on hazardous fuel reduction and defensible space while working with our local, agency, and corporate partners to build a thriving statewide network of interested individuals and organizations.
Early on, it was clear that the previous way of distributing federal dollars to wildfire-prone areas to fund fire prevention activities was too cumbersome for both the granting agencies and the applicants. Along with that recognition, the federal government passed the National Fire Plan and the Healthy Forest Restoration Act, so more money was available to local communities and jurisdictions for community-led projects to reduce hazardous fuels and prepare for wildfire. At the same time, the California Fire Safe Council (CFSC) became a non-profit corporation and received its non-profit, 501c3 tax-exempt status in 2002
Under the leadership of the California Fire Alliance—an effective networking group of federal, state, and local fire agencies—it was decided that CFSC should facilitate a more efficient way to get federal fire prevention and mitigation funding to local communities. We were tasked with developing and maintaining an online, “one-stop shop,” Grant Clearinghouse mainly for the four primary federal agencies: the US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service and the Department of the Interior agencies the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Fish & Wildlife Service.
These agencies now provide large master grants to CFSC to conduct, select, manage and monitor sub grants to local community groups such as Fire Safe Councils, homeowner associations, local government, fire departments, and other entities working on wildfire prevention activities such as defensible space, community fire planning, and education. We also provide technical assistance to our grantees to ensure successful granting and projects.
Since 2004, the CFSC has provided more than 1200 grants totaling more than $118M in grant funding to help build a fire-resilient California.
In addition to our primary Grants Clearinghouse program, CFSC over the years has provided varying levels of technical assistance and support to Fire Safe Councils and other community wildfire preparedness groups—we refer to them as community wildfire practitioners—assisting them in both education in wildfire issues and in organizational issues related to capacity building and sustainability.
At the same time, CFSC has forged a strong network of partnerships with local, regional, state, and national organizations and works continuously to build and maintain effective linkages with government officials in California and Washington DC.
With the threat of wildfire looming ever-larger for many California communities, CFSC is redoubling its efforts to build strong local and countywide Fire Safe Councils, and lead efforts in community wildfire preparedness, education, and mitigation to build fire-adapted communities throughout California.
The CALIFORNIA FIRE SAFE COUNCIL (CFSC) helps regional, state, and national organizations in order to help California residents acquire the education, resources, and tools they need to be better prepared for wildfire.
The California Fire Safe Council (CFSC), a California non-profit corporation, was first formed as a project of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) in 1993.
It brought together community leaders, governmental agencies, and corporations to provide education to the residents of California on the dangers of wildfires and how they could be prevented. Our early days were spent creating the Fire Safe Council concept and early materials on hazardous fuel reduction and defensible space while working with our local, agency, and corporate partners to build a thriving statewide network of interested individuals and organizations.
Early on, it was clear that the previous way of distributing federal dollars to wildfire-prone areas to fund fire prevention activities was too cumbersome for both the granting agencies and the applicants. Along with that recognition, the federal government passed the National Fire Plan and the Healthy Forest Restoration Act, so more money was available to local communities and jurisdictions for community-led projects to reduce hazardous fuels and prepare for wildfire. At the same time, the California Fire Safe Council (CFSC) became a non-profit corporation and received its non-profit, 501c3 tax-exempt status in 2002
Under the leadership of the California Fire Alliance—an effective networking group of federal, state, and local fire agencies—it was decided that CFSC should facilitate a more efficient way to get federal fire prevention and mitigation funding to local communities. We were tasked with developing and maintaining an online, “one-stop shop,” Grant Clearinghouse mainly for the four primary federal agencies: the US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service and the Department of the Interior agencies the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Fish & Wildlife Service.
These agencies now provide large master grants to CFSC to conduct, select, manage and monitor sub grants to local community groups such as Fire Safe Councils, homeowner associations, local government, fire departments, and other entities working on wildfire prevention activities such as defensible space, community fire planning, and education. We also provide technical assistance to our grantees to ensure successful granting and projects.
Since 2004, the CFSC has provided more than 1200 grants totaling more than $118M in grant funding to help build a fire-resilient California.
In addition to our primary Grants Clearinghouse program, CFSC over the years has provided varying levels of technical assistance and support to Fire Safe Councils and other community wildfire preparedness groups—we refer to them as community wildfire practitioners—assisting them in both education in wildfire issues and in organizational issues related to capacity building and sustainability.
At the same time, CFSC has forged a strong network of partnerships with local, regional, state, and national organizations and works continuously to build and maintain effective linkages with government officials in California and Washington DC.
With the threat of wildfire looming ever-larger for many California communities, CFSC is redoubling its efforts to build strong local and countywide Fire Safe Councils, and lead efforts in community wildfire preparedness, education, and mitigation to build fire-adapted communities throughout California.
3237 Peacekeeper Way, Suite 201 McClellan California 95652
California Watershed Network (CWN) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed in 2000, with the mission to help people protect and restore the natural environments of California’s watersheds while ensuring healthy and sustainable communities. CWN works to develop a coordinated network of community-based watershed management in California. CWN is run by a dedicated, volunteer Board of Directors. The primary goals of CWN include working to:
enhance involvement in watershed management at the local, regional and State levels
improve the effectiveness of watershed groups by collaborative communications, shared learning, and public policy
enhance coordination between government agencies, public stakeholders and local watershed groups in developing watershed initiatives and programs at the State level
promote the use of science for water and watershed management
promote conservation education
enhance involvement in watershed management at the local, regional and State levels
improve the effectiveness of watershed groups by collaborative communications, shared learning, and public policy
enhance coordination between government agencies, public stakeholders and local watershed groups in developing watershed initiatives and programs at the State level
promote the use of science for water and watershed management
promote conservation education
18627 Brookhurst Street, #176 Fountain Valley California 92708
THE LEADING VOICE ON CALIFORNIA WATER ISSUES
ACWA is proud to be the organization that people turn to for the latest and best information about water policy in California. Whether you are a policymaker, journalist, local leader or concerned citizen, ACWA offers accurate, relevant analyses of the issues surrounding the reliable delivery of safe water to millions of Californians.
CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Preparing for drought, flood, fire and climate change. California’s reality. Water agencies’ priority.
WATER MANAGEMENT
Advancing “all-of-the-above” solutions to create a secure and resilient water supply for the state.
SUSTAINING GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
Protecting the health of California’s groundwater basins into the future.
HEALTHY HEADWATERS
Healthy headwaters and watersheds are vital to the state’s water supply reliability.
DELIVERING SAFE DRINKING WATER
Ensuring every Californian has access to safe and affordable drinking water.
ENERGY RESOURCES
Advancing sound energy policies on behalf of water and wastewater agencies.
ACWA is proud to be the organization that people turn to for the latest and best information about water policy in California. Whether you are a policymaker, journalist, local leader or concerned citizen, ACWA offers accurate, relevant analyses of the issues surrounding the reliable delivery of safe water to millions of Californians.
CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Preparing for drought, flood, fire and climate change. California’s reality. Water agencies’ priority.
WATER MANAGEMENT
Advancing “all-of-the-above” solutions to create a secure and resilient water supply for the state.
SUSTAINING GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
Protecting the health of California’s groundwater basins into the future.
HEALTHY HEADWATERS
Healthy headwaters and watersheds are vital to the state’s water supply reliability.
DELIVERING SAFE DRINKING WATER
Ensuring every Californian has access to safe and affordable drinking water.
ENERGY RESOURCES
Advancing sound energy policies on behalf of water and wastewater agencies.
980 9th Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento California 95814
Incorporated in 1990, California Rural Water Association (CRWA) has emerged as the State’s leading association dedicated to providing on-site technical assistance and specialized training for rural water and wastewater systems. Tapping into the expertise of experienced water and wastewater professionals, CRWA’s governing Board of Directors, administrative staff, and technical field specialists work in concert to offer CRWA members an expansive range of essential programs and member services.
Whether a system needs help developing a new rate schedule, setting up proper testing methods, understanding those ever-changing and complex government regulations, preparing a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), or updating operator certification requirements, California Rural Water Association is ready with assistance.
Whether a system needs help developing a new rate schedule, setting up proper testing methods, understanding those ever-changing and complex government regulations, preparing a Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), or updating operator certification requirements, California Rural Water Association is ready with assistance.
1234 N. Market Blvd Sacramento California 95834
The Institute of Urban & Regional Development is an interdisciplinary academic and research unit dedicated to prioritizing justice in initiatives to understand, mitigate, and adapt to climate change. IURD is the College of Environmental Design's hub for research and home to two master's degree programs, the Abbey Master of Real Estate Development + Design and the Master of Urban Design, as well as the Sustainable Environmental Design undergraduate major.
As a research hub, IURD acts as a catalyst for public and private investments in adaptation and resilience, and foster new models of community-engaged research with tangible outcomes. We seek outcomes that provide actionable insights for decision makers that increase environmental justice and social equity, and enhance the value and co-benefits of public investments over time.
Our mission is to accelerate the creation of knowledge and capacity that will allow cities and regions to reduce their carbon emissions and adapt to a changing climate using strategies that promote social equity and healthy cities. To achieve this goal, IURD generates new pathways that lead to genuine action for change, building on partnerships with underrepresented communities, community activists, public agencies, elected leaders, private investors, academic researchers and UC Berkeley students. IURD shares these insights and tracks the outcomes of new actions using our robust capacity to disseminate the results of research conducted with our partners in the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, and around the world.
As a research hub, IURD acts as a catalyst for public and private investments in adaptation and resilience, and foster new models of community-engaged research with tangible outcomes. We seek outcomes that provide actionable insights for decision makers that increase environmental justice and social equity, and enhance the value and co-benefits of public investments over time.
Our mission is to accelerate the creation of knowledge and capacity that will allow cities and regions to reduce their carbon emissions and adapt to a changing climate using strategies that promote social equity and healthy cities. To achieve this goal, IURD generates new pathways that lead to genuine action for change, building on partnerships with underrepresented communities, community activists, public agencies, elected leaders, private investors, academic researchers and UC Berkeley students. IURD shares these insights and tracks the outcomes of new actions using our robust capacity to disseminate the results of research conducted with our partners in the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, and around the world.
The Watershed Research and Training Center is a nonprofit public benefit corporation established to promote the sustainability of the biosphere into the future through inquiry, observation, education, completion of restoration projects, and promoting the conservation and preservation of natural resources.
98 Clinic Ave Hayfork California 96041
RVCC is an inclusive movement that seeks common ground between diverse interests. Our coalition is comprised of more than 80 nonprofit, public, and private organizations. Our partners include rural community advocates, regional and national conservation organizations, environmentalists, business owners, federal and state land managers, researchers, county and state government, and foundations. We are led by a Leadership Team, a group of organizations and rural leaders invested in the Coalition’s long-term success.
WHAT WE DO
Our approach is to strengthen and empower the voices of rural leaders on issues such as collaborative all-lands stewardship, renewable energy, climate change, and local workforce development. By bringing rural leaders together to share their work, we serve as a vital peer learning and capacity building network that accelerates the practice of land stewardship and aligned economic development.
We have worked together to successfully make a difference on many of the issues that affect rural communities, public and private land management, and the continuation of a natural resource-based economy in the West. We have been leaders in supporting policy and legislation including stewardship contracting, the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, and the Community Wood Energy Program, among others, advocating for the inclusion of comprehensive community interests..
WHAT WE DO
Our approach is to strengthen and empower the voices of rural leaders on issues such as collaborative all-lands stewardship, renewable energy, climate change, and local workforce development. By bringing rural leaders together to share their work, we serve as a vital peer learning and capacity building network that accelerates the practice of land stewardship and aligned economic development.
We have worked together to successfully make a difference on many of the issues that affect rural communities, public and private land management, and the continuation of a natural resource-based economy in the West. We have been leaders in supporting policy and legislation including stewardship contracting, the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, and the Community Wood Energy Program, among others, advocating for the inclusion of comprehensive community interests..
The California Water Action Collaborative (CWAC) is a network for diverse stakeholders - including leading environmental organizations, food & beverage companies, agricultural producers, and others - to come together and pursue collective action projects that will improve California's water security for people, business, agriculture and nature.
California
The Brower Dellums Institute for Sustainable Policy Studies and Action explores Nature and Human Nature at scales from the wellbeing of a young child, to the social formation of our cities, to how we plan sustainable and thriving global outcomes for our human enterprises. The Institute focuses on connecting the dots between sectors because human and all ecological systems include an interplay between everything and everybody all the time.
The Institute helps initiate and manage funded community-based projects and conducts action research that integrates multiple sectors, primarily at local levels. It hosts local, regional and international conversations through formal and informal meetings, seminars, conferences, courses, and publications.
Some sectors we have linked together:
Social psychology
Physical and mental health
Urban planning, design, craft and technology
Culture
Education
Environment
Policy, equity, and economy
Community and citizen diplomacy and science
The Institute helps initiate and manage funded community-based projects and conducts action research that integrates multiple sectors, primarily at local levels. It hosts local, regional and international conversations through formal and informal meetings, seminars, conferences, courses, and publications.
Some sectors we have linked together:
Social psychology
Physical and mental health
Urban planning, design, craft and technology
Culture
Education
Environment
Policy, equity, and economy
Community and citizen diplomacy and science
Oakland California
The Regional Climate Protection Authority, RCPA, was formed in 2009 to coordinate countywide climate protection efforts among Sonoma County’s nine cities and multiple agencies. The RCPA fosters collaboration, helps to set goals, pools resources, formalizes partnerships, and works across silos. The RCPA aims to create local solutions to complement State, Federal, and private sector actions – all showing that a better future with lower emissions is possible.
Urban Tilth inspires, hires, and trains local residents to cultivate agriculture, feed our community, and restore relationships to land to build a more sustainable food system, within a just and healthier community.
323 Brookside Dr. Richmond California 94801
HPG is a designer and facilitator of culturally enriched and trauma-informed community engagement processes that provides an accessible way for frontline communities to participate in local planning, development and design of land use and the built environment- including green infrastructure, social networks, cultural corridors and waterways within the Hood. Hood Planning Group is on a mission to inspire and empower Bay Area ‘hoods to reclaim their built environment through community-centered environmental and mobility planning, ‘hood activations, and multi-stakeholder collaboration on policy.
Oakland California
The Tomales Bay Foundation develops collaborative stewardship and educational projects that protect, monitor and enhance the Tomales Bay ecosystem, its watershed and its communities.
PO Box 447 Point Reyes Station California 94956
The North Bay Watershed Association is a group of diverse regional and local public agencies throughout the North Bay region working to craft regional approaches to managing our common watershed. Association members work cooperatively on water resources issues and go beyond traditional boundaries to promote good stewardship of the North Bay watersheds.
Climate Resilient Communities was first created as a program of the nonprofit Acterra, an organization with a 50-year history of building community-oriented solutions to environmental problems. At its inception, Climate Resilient Communities was a volunteer-driven commitment to helping residents reduce their energy costs, improve home health, and gain access to local resources like subsidized solar panels and home energy audits, and weatherization upgrades. “Our goal all along was to help build residents’ knowledge on conserving energy and water in the home, which makes both financial and environmental sense.” said Violet Saena, the Director and Founder of Climate Resilient Communities.
Climate Resilient Communities officially branched off as its own organization dedicated to uplifting the Peninsula’s underrepresented communities in September 2020, becoming a fully independent 501(c)(3) in January 2023. This transition allowed CRC to expand its offerings and help provide community-based solutions that center local voices to empower community action.
CRC’s work stems from recognition of the fact that in the Bay Area, as throughout the world, under-resourced communities are disproportionately vulnerable to climate change impacts. Since 2016 Climate Resilient Communities has been on the ground learning the specific needs of residents in diverse, under-resourced communities in East Palo Alto and Belle Haven (Menlo Park). Our outreach cultivates environmental awareness while giving local residents a voice in proactive resilience planning and adaptation. By building stronger alliances between residents, schools, local government programs and community-based organizations, this work creates resilience against climate-related stresses such as sea-level rise and economic instability.
Climate Resilient Communities officially branched off as its own organization dedicated to uplifting the Peninsula’s underrepresented communities in September 2020, becoming a fully independent 501(c)(3) in January 2023. This transition allowed CRC to expand its offerings and help provide community-based solutions that center local voices to empower community action.
CRC’s work stems from recognition of the fact that in the Bay Area, as throughout the world, under-resourced communities are disproportionately vulnerable to climate change impacts. Since 2016 Climate Resilient Communities has been on the ground learning the specific needs of residents in diverse, under-resourced communities in East Palo Alto and Belle Haven (Menlo Park). Our outreach cultivates environmental awareness while giving local residents a voice in proactive resilience planning and adaptation. By building stronger alliances between residents, schools, local government programs and community-based organizations, this work creates resilience against climate-related stresses such as sea-level rise and economic instability.
California
Urban Creeks Council is a non-profit organization based in the Bay Area, California, working to preserve, protect, and restore urban streams and their riparian habitats.
Urban Creeks Council builds projects and programs that unite communities around their streams. We build places that increase urban aesthetics, restore wildlife habitat, and make urban communities better places to live. We empower communities to restore and protect their streams by employing volunteer power to construct and manage native riparian habitats. Through our programs, we leverage broad and effective partnerships to help cities and other agencies responsibly manage their natural resources.
With our 30-year history of engagement rooted in science, we transform neglected, degraded waterways back into living streams. We help agencies to make better restoration and management decisions through science-based research and help them accomplish resource management goals through on-the-ground fieldwork. Through our Restoration Apprenticeship Program, we introduce young people to restoration, teach them ecological concepts and technical field techniques, and build their leadership skills in concert with our volunteer program.
Urban Creeks Council was founded in 1984 by restorationists seeking to provide an alternative to a planned concrete flood control channel in the North Richmond community. The bid to replace the design with a natural forested two-stage channel was successful- so much so that the Army Corps of Engineers incorporated the project’s logo into their own. Since then, UCC has pioneered the restoration of natural stream channels in cities for the benefit of wildlife habitat, ecosystem function, and human communities. We have built more than two dozen multi-objective restoration and ecosystem enhancement projects, focusing on organizing communities around their creeks and using science to inform ongoing restoration and ecological management.
Our flagship program is Living Arroyos, a multi-agency collaboration focused on enhancing and managing up to 45 miles of riparian habitats in the Livermore-Amador valley, CA. In partnership with the Zone 7 Water Agency, the City of Livermore, and local agencies and businesses, we work to improve the area’s streams using science and volunteer power. Living Arroyos embodies the principles of community-based restoration, multi-objective benefits, and ongoing management and monitoring to preserve and improve urban riparian habitats.
Urban Creeks Council builds projects and programs that unite communities around their streams. We build places that increase urban aesthetics, restore wildlife habitat, and make urban communities better places to live. We empower communities to restore and protect their streams by employing volunteer power to construct and manage native riparian habitats. Through our programs, we leverage broad and effective partnerships to help cities and other agencies responsibly manage their natural resources.
With our 30-year history of engagement rooted in science, we transform neglected, degraded waterways back into living streams. We help agencies to make better restoration and management decisions through science-based research and help them accomplish resource management goals through on-the-ground fieldwork. Through our Restoration Apprenticeship Program, we introduce young people to restoration, teach them ecological concepts and technical field techniques, and build their leadership skills in concert with our volunteer program.
Urban Creeks Council was founded in 1984 by restorationists seeking to provide an alternative to a planned concrete flood control channel in the North Richmond community. The bid to replace the design with a natural forested two-stage channel was successful- so much so that the Army Corps of Engineers incorporated the project’s logo into their own. Since then, UCC has pioneered the restoration of natural stream channels in cities for the benefit of wildlife habitat, ecosystem function, and human communities. We have built more than two dozen multi-objective restoration and ecosystem enhancement projects, focusing on organizing communities around their creeks and using science to inform ongoing restoration and ecological management.
Our flagship program is Living Arroyos, a multi-agency collaboration focused on enhancing and managing up to 45 miles of riparian habitats in the Livermore-Amador valley, CA. In partnership with the Zone 7 Water Agency, the City of Livermore, and local agencies and businesses, we work to improve the area’s streams using science and volunteer power. Living Arroyos embodies the principles of community-based restoration, multi-objective benefits, and ongoing management and monitoring to preserve and improve urban riparian habitats.
Berkeley California
THE LEADER IN WETLANDS CONSERVATION
Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people.
Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores, and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America's waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people.
Since 1990, the California Wildlife Foundation (CWF) has worked to protect the state’s wildlife species. California Wildlife Foundation collaborates with partner organizations to protect the state’s rich diversity of wildlife species by acquiring, restoring, and managing sufficient habitat to sustain healthy populations over time. California Wildlife Foundation participates in large and small education and outreach efforts that engage people – young and old – in appropriate site specific recreation and science-based learning.
201 University Avenue H-43 Berkeley California 94710
The Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA) was created in 1990 and is governed by a twelve-member Board of Directors representing each of the nine cities – Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma and Windsor – and the Sonoma County board of Supervisors.
In 2012, the State of California suspended funding for 70 state parks across California. China Camp State Park was among those facing closure. Since then, Friends of China Camp, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has operated China Camp State Park. Our organization depends on thousands of hours of volunteer service and donations from our community to keep our park open and thriving.
101 Peacock Gap Trail San Rafael California 94901
The mission of the Estuary & Ocean Science Center (EOS), located at SF State's Romberg Tiburon Campus, is to support scientific study of the sea and develop solutions to the environmental problems confronting coastal communities. We connect science, society and the sea through outstanding interdisciplinary research, education and outreach programs, sustaining healthy and resilient coastal ecosystems for future generations. Our vision is to create a sustainable center for scientific discovery, innovation and education focused on the health and resilience of the San Francisco Estuary, the Gulf of the Farallones and other nearby coastal ecosystems.
3150 Paradise Drive Tiburon California 94920
Solano Land Trust works to conserve land and help people find value in the common ground that is unique to Solano County.
198 Dobbins St. Suite A Vacaville California 95688
The San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) encompasses over 3,700 acres of tidal marshes and undeveloped uplands that serve as research sites, outdoor classrooms, and recreation destinations. Reserve staff work to restore tidal marshes and strengthen the coastal community through research, monitoring, training, and education. As a staff we are working to be strong allies and provide stewardship for our local frontline communities around our reserve sites and throughout the Estuary.
CWE is a hub for research and education activities related to water, energy and the environment. The faculty, staff, and students affiliated with CWE have common interests drawn from diverse fields including agriculture, anthropology, biological sciences, chemistry, economics, engineering, environmental sciences, geography, geological sciences, mathematics, science education, social sciences, and statistics.
As a Center of Excellence at CSU, Chico, CWE’s mission is to:
Connect people from across campus as well as with the community outside the University
Respond to societal needs.
Expand competitiveness in the research of water, energy, and the environment.
Expand and explore out-of-classroom learning opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.
CWE collaborates with local, state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations, businesses, and educational institutions, focusing within CSU, Chico’s 12-county service region in northern California.
As a Center of Excellence at CSU, Chico, CWE’s mission is to:
Connect people from across campus as well as with the community outside the University
Respond to societal needs.
Expand competitiveness in the research of water, energy, and the environment.
Expand and explore out-of-classroom learning opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.
CWE collaborates with local, state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations, businesses, and educational institutions, focusing within CSU, Chico’s 12-county service region in northern California.
Chico California
The Indigenous Stewardship Network (ISN) is an emerging non-profit organization created in 2022 under a Corporate Charter through the Yurok Tribe. This Native-controlled and Native-led organization was established to bring people together who are committed to advancing community health and wellbeing, traditions and cultural values through Indigenous-led stewardship. While gatherings on these important issues have occurred informally, there is a need for an organized and dedicated support system to coordinate efforts more intentionally for Indigenous land stewardship practitioners in what is colonially known as California.
ISN’s Purpose
Indigenous Stewardship Network (ISN) serves as a network, established to develop strategies, models, investments as well as other opportunities that strengthens Indigenous stewardship. This stewardship centers around the essential ecological and practice areas of fire, land, and water. Environmental change has altered ecosystems, the introduction of invasive species and the subsequent decline of native species have caused ecological harm, climate change has disrupted the earth’s balance and the removal of fire from the landscape has imperiled our ecosystems and communities.
ISN’s Purpose
Indigenous Stewardship Network (ISN) serves as a network, established to develop strategies, models, investments as well as other opportunities that strengthens Indigenous stewardship. This stewardship centers around the essential ecological and practice areas of fire, land, and water. Environmental change has altered ecosystems, the introduction of invasive species and the subsequent decline of native species have caused ecological harm, climate change has disrupted the earth’s balance and the removal of fire from the landscape has imperiled our ecosystems and communities.
Mission
Our mission is to protect California’s coast and ocean by advancing innovative, science-based policy and management, making strategic investments, and catalyzing action through partnerships and collaboration. These efforts yield significant benefits to the state while providing a global model for ecosystem-based protection and conservation.
Vision
The health of California’s people and ecosystems is tied closely to that of our coast and oceans. OPC is charged with safeguarding coastal and ocean ecosystems for the benefit of all Californians, pursuant to a Vision of healthy, resilient, and productive coastal and ocean ecosystems in California, for the benefit of current and future generations.
Our mission is to protect California’s coast and ocean by advancing innovative, science-based policy and management, making strategic investments, and catalyzing action through partnerships and collaboration. These efforts yield significant benefits to the state while providing a global model for ecosystem-based protection and conservation.
Vision
The health of California’s people and ecosystems is tied closely to that of our coast and oceans. OPC is charged with safeguarding coastal and ocean ecosystems for the benefit of all Californians, pursuant to a Vision of healthy, resilient, and productive coastal and ocean ecosystems in California, for the benefit of current and future generations.
The Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP) (PRC 71350-71360) drives California’s response to climate impacts, prioritizing equitable approaches that integrate mitigation and adaptation. ICARP’s home within the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) enables the State to coordinate across local, regional, and state efforts to support cohesive strategies. ICARP achieves this statutory directive through four primary workstreams:
Policy and Programmatic Alignment: ICARP aligns and coordinates adaptation at all levels of government via the Technical Advisory Council, the California Climate Adaptation Strategy, long-term disaster recovery and resilience, and more.
Climate Services: ICARP supports a statewide community of adaptation practitioners through direct technical assistance at the local and regional levels; decision-support tools such as the Adaptation Clearinghouse, Vulnerable Communities Platform, and Cal-Adapt; and coordinating with other State agencies to align climate adaptation guidance and other resources.
Actionable Climate Science: ICARP coordinates the California Climate Assessment, a Science Advisory Group, and other state-funded climate science research, data, tools, and initiatives.
Direct Investments: ICARP manages three new climate resilience grant programs, and supports state and federal funding and finance alignment through a Cooperative Technical Partners agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Policy and Programmatic Alignment: ICARP aligns and coordinates adaptation at all levels of government via the Technical Advisory Council, the California Climate Adaptation Strategy, long-term disaster recovery and resilience, and more.
Climate Services: ICARP supports a statewide community of adaptation practitioners through direct technical assistance at the local and regional levels; decision-support tools such as the Adaptation Clearinghouse, Vulnerable Communities Platform, and Cal-Adapt; and coordinating with other State agencies to align climate adaptation guidance and other resources.
Actionable Climate Science: ICARP coordinates the California Climate Assessment, a Science Advisory Group, and other state-funded climate science research, data, tools, and initiatives.
Direct Investments: ICARP manages three new climate resilience grant programs, and supports state and federal funding and finance alignment through a Cooperative Technical Partners agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The State’s Comprehensive Planning Agency
OPR studies future research and planning needs, fosters goal-driven collaboration, and delivers guidance to state partners and local communities, with a focus on land use and community development, climate risk and resilience, and high road economic development.
OPR studies future research and planning needs, fosters goal-driven collaboration, and delivers guidance to state partners and local communities, with a focus on land use and community development, climate risk and resilience, and high road economic development.
Sacramento California
Point Blue is a leader in climate-smart conservation, to help ensure that wildlife and our own communities continue to thrive in the decades to come. We believe that our collaborative climate-smart conservation actions today can lead to ecosystems that sustain healthy wildlife and human communities well into the future. As leaders and innovators in conservation science, we have the vision, scientific rigor, passion, and ability to inspire others to act to make positive conservation outcomes possible for a healthy blue planet.
Science
At the core of our work is innovative science, studying birds and other environmental indicators to protect nature’s benefits. Using our long-term data from the Palomarin Field Station, the Farallon Islands, and other places, we evaluate natural and human-driven change over time. We guide our partners in adaptive management for improved conservation outcomes. We publish our findings in peer-reviewed journals and contribute to the "conservation commons" of open access scientific knowledge. We store, manage, and interpret over one billion ecological observations from across North America. And we create sophisticated, yet accessible, decision support tools to improve conservation today and in an uncertain future.
Partnerships
We advance nature’s health through extensive collaborations on land and at sea with government agencies, private landowners, and other wildlife and habitat managers. Point Blue is an active, trusted science leader in major regional, national, and international conservation partnerships. We are also leaders in community-based restoration and education, helping ecosystems and people adapt to the changes ahead. We bring scientific expertise, follow-through, facilitation, positive attitude, active listening skills, and more to the table. We understand that our success is tightly linked to the success of our partners—whether they are public agencies, private citizens, corporations, other NGOs, or academic institutions. Fostering collaborations, building trust-based relationships, and investing in key partnerships are the mindset we bring to our work.
Outreach
We not only do the science, we bring the science to public and private wildlife and habitat managers, working hand-in-hand to improve conservation outcomes for ecological and economic benefits. We educate school children and budding ecologists, training and inspiring the next-generation of conservation science leaders. We also train seasoned conservation practitioners to help them utilize the best available conservation tools and solutions.
Science
At the core of our work is innovative science, studying birds and other environmental indicators to protect nature’s benefits. Using our long-term data from the Palomarin Field Station, the Farallon Islands, and other places, we evaluate natural and human-driven change over time. We guide our partners in adaptive management for improved conservation outcomes. We publish our findings in peer-reviewed journals and contribute to the "conservation commons" of open access scientific knowledge. We store, manage, and interpret over one billion ecological observations from across North America. And we create sophisticated, yet accessible, decision support tools to improve conservation today and in an uncertain future.
Partnerships
We advance nature’s health through extensive collaborations on land and at sea with government agencies, private landowners, and other wildlife and habitat managers. Point Blue is an active, trusted science leader in major regional, national, and international conservation partnerships. We are also leaders in community-based restoration and education, helping ecosystems and people adapt to the changes ahead. We bring scientific expertise, follow-through, facilitation, positive attitude, active listening skills, and more to the table. We understand that our success is tightly linked to the success of our partners—whether they are public agencies, private citizens, corporations, other NGOs, or academic institutions. Fostering collaborations, building trust-based relationships, and investing in key partnerships are the mindset we bring to our work.
Outreach
We not only do the science, we bring the science to public and private wildlife and habitat managers, working hand-in-hand to improve conservation outcomes for ecological and economic benefits. We educate school children and budding ecologists, training and inspiring the next-generation of conservation science leaders. We also train seasoned conservation practitioners to help them utilize the best available conservation tools and solutions.
3820 Cypress Dr STE 11 Petaluma California 94954
OUR MISSION is to engage the public in supporting conservation and restoration by linking river otter recovery to the health of our watersheds through education, research, and community science.
OUR VISION is to inspire personal connections and motivate meaningful actions to preserve our shared natural landscapes for future generations.
OUR VISION is to inspire personal connections and motivate meaningful actions to preserve our shared natural landscapes for future generations.
PO Box 103 Forest Knolls California 94933
After a serious flooding event in 1998, the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority (SFCJPA) was formed in 1999 to lead projects that mitigate the risk of flooding along the San Francisquito Creek and the Bay. The cities of East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and the San Mateo County Flooding and Sea Level Resiliency District and the Santa Clara Valley Water District formed the SFCJPA. The Creek is one of the few mostly natural watercourses in the region and forms the boundary between the Counties of San Mateo and Santa Clara, and the cities of Menlo Park and East Palo Alto to the north and the City of Palo Alto to the south. The SFCJPA integrates habitat protection and restoration and community recreational opportunities into its flood risk mitigation projects.
We believe California is blessed with organizations doing good work, but also spending on “metabolic overhead” — fundraising, growing staff and managing internally instead of transforming externally. There is a need for coordination among organizations and across silos, to focus our shared efforts on those with greatest impacts. As a platform for change, the California Institute for Biodiversity sustains a lean team to better invest in expanding resources for the larger ecosystem of biodiversity advocates.
Our theory of change holds that CIB can catalyze transformation by:
Listening to scientists, conservationists, communities, and educators to identify the greatest threats and most powerful solutions.
Convening and cohering various and disparate partners with the commitment and ability to advance those solutions.
Boldly acting to advance structural and policy change; secure game-changing funding for networks of partners; and via regranting and sponsorship growing the community advancing change.
Our theory of change holds that CIB can catalyze transformation by:
Listening to scientists, conservationists, communities, and educators to identify the greatest threats and most powerful solutions.
Convening and cohering various and disparate partners with the commitment and ability to advance those solutions.
Boldly acting to advance structural and policy change; secure game-changing funding for networks of partners; and via regranting and sponsorship growing the community advancing change.
1400 Shattuck Ave #12 PMB 101 Berkeley California 94709
Friends of the San Francisco Estuary is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization organized in 1991 by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership’s Management Committee.
Friends of the San Francisco Estuary protects, restores, and enhances the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. We advocate, educate, and share information collaboratively to ensure the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) or Estuary Blueprint is the guiding document for priority actions in the estuary.
What do we do?
Throughout our 25-year history, Friends of the San Francisco Estuary has sought to increase public awareness of and involvement in actions that protect and improve the San Francisco Estuary. We promote sustained public and political interest in implementing the actions identified in the Estuary Blueprint. In particular, we champion those actions that are the most politically intransigent.
Friends of the San Francisco Estuary protects, restores, and enhances the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. We advocate, educate, and share information collaboratively to ensure the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) or Estuary Blueprint is the guiding document for priority actions in the estuary.
What do we do?
Throughout our 25-year history, Friends of the San Francisco Estuary has sought to increase public awareness of and involvement in actions that protect and improve the San Francisco Estuary. We promote sustained public and political interest in implementing the actions identified in the Estuary Blueprint. In particular, we champion those actions that are the most politically intransigent.
P.O. Box 791 Oakland California 94604
Realizing healthy ecosystems and communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.
The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) advances visionary science that is foundational to rebuilding and sustaining the chemical, physical, and biological health and the resiliency of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary and beyond. We are an environmental research institute and a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
We partner with communities, Tribal nations, non-profits, the private sector, academics, and government agencies at all levels to create cost-effective solutions that achieve clean water and resilient ecosystems. Our true impact is our partners using the best-available science to realize their visions for a healthier future.
We employ more than 70 interdisciplinary staff representing numerous scientific and technological fields, including environmental chemistry, fluvial and estuarine modeling, ecology, wildlife biology, landscape planning, historical ecology, geomorphology, geospatial analysis, web development, and science communications. Our operations and IT staff are the backbone of our organization, providing support where needed and ensuring everything runs smoothly.
SFEI is recognized nationally for our ability to build consensus among disparate points of view. Our independent, objective science informs far-reaching state and federal policies and helps prioritize billion-dollar infrastructure and nature-based investments.
The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) advances visionary science that is foundational to rebuilding and sustaining the chemical, physical, and biological health and the resiliency of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary and beyond. We are an environmental research institute and a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
We partner with communities, Tribal nations, non-profits, the private sector, academics, and government agencies at all levels to create cost-effective solutions that achieve clean water and resilient ecosystems. Our true impact is our partners using the best-available science to realize their visions for a healthier future.
We employ more than 70 interdisciplinary staff representing numerous scientific and technological fields, including environmental chemistry, fluvial and estuarine modeling, ecology, wildlife biology, landscape planning, historical ecology, geomorphology, geospatial analysis, web development, and science communications. Our operations and IT staff are the backbone of our organization, providing support where needed and ensuring everything runs smoothly.
SFEI is recognized nationally for our ability to build consensus among disparate points of view. Our independent, objective science informs far-reaching state and federal policies and helps prioritize billion-dollar infrastructure and nature-based investments.
4911 Central Ave Richmond California 94804
Friends of the Napa River (FONR) was established as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in early 1994. We have worked together with our members and partners through the years on many different Napa River related issues such as flood protection, boating, fishing, watershed restoration, river access and trails, river research, festivals, watershed education, and riverfront development.
PO Box 537 Napa California 94559
The Watershed Project's mission is to inspire San Francisco Bay Area communities to understand, appreciate, and protect our local watersheds.
Our Vision
We all are connected through the San Francisco Bay Area watershed, where water connects us from neighborhoods upstream down to the bay and ocean. The Watershed Project envisions a future where the value of that connection is widely shared in our communities; where we all take pride in caring for and enjoying our shared watershed and its abundant resources.
We envision a future where everyone in our communities has equitable access to a healthy environment that provides clean air and water. Along with our many community and local group partners, through educating, community organizing, restoring creeks, shorelines, and native plant communities, and implementing vital green infrastructure projects, The Watershed Project is committed to building environmental resiliency and equity in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Where We Work
We work throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, primarily in Contra Costa, Alameda, and San Francisco Counties. Since 1997, we have trained some 7,000 educators in place-based environmental education, and have served some 30,000 students, and 50,000 volunteers. We’ve chosen to work to protect and educate about the San Francisco Bay Area because we love it! It’s a region of unparalleled beauty and significance and we are motivated to protect it and to share its wonders with kids and adults of all ages through education, green infrastructure, and numerous opportunities to volunteer for activities that promote a healthy watershed and equitable access to green spaces and neighborhood beautification.
How We Work
We help people realize they are part of a living community—the web of organisms that inhabit the larger San Francisco Bay watershed and depend on it for clean soil, air, and water. The Watershed Project’s services intersect awareness and action, education and stewardship. Our goal is to catalyze increasing individual awareness and stewardship of the environment by promoting stronger human relationships with the natural world that’s here within the city.
Our Vision
We all are connected through the San Francisco Bay Area watershed, where water connects us from neighborhoods upstream down to the bay and ocean. The Watershed Project envisions a future where the value of that connection is widely shared in our communities; where we all take pride in caring for and enjoying our shared watershed and its abundant resources.
We envision a future where everyone in our communities has equitable access to a healthy environment that provides clean air and water. Along with our many community and local group partners, through educating, community organizing, restoring creeks, shorelines, and native plant communities, and implementing vital green infrastructure projects, The Watershed Project is committed to building environmental resiliency and equity in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Where We Work
We work throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, primarily in Contra Costa, Alameda, and San Francisco Counties. Since 1997, we have trained some 7,000 educators in place-based environmental education, and have served some 30,000 students, and 50,000 volunteers. We’ve chosen to work to protect and educate about the San Francisco Bay Area because we love it! It’s a region of unparalleled beauty and significance and we are motivated to protect it and to share its wonders with kids and adults of all ages through education, green infrastructure, and numerous opportunities to volunteer for activities that promote a healthy watershed and equitable access to green spaces and neighborhood beautification.
How We Work
We help people realize they are part of a living community—the web of organisms that inhabit the larger San Francisco Bay watershed and depend on it for clean soil, air, and water. The Watershed Project’s services intersect awareness and action, education and stewardship. Our goal is to catalyze increasing individual awareness and stewardship of the environment by promoting stronger human relationships with the natural world that’s here within the city.
1327 South 46th Street, Building 155 Richmond California 94804
We are business leaders working to ensure the Bay Area is the most innovative, sustainable, inclusive and globally competitive place in the world. Through public policy and advocacy, we focus on solving the most challenging issues that affect the economic health and quality of life in the region. We consistently achieve results by bringing together top business, government and community leaders to implement bold and actionable solutions. Join the Bay Area Council and help us shape the future.
The Office of the Delta Watermaster was created as part of the Delta Reform Act of 2009. The Watermaster is an independent officer of the State, appointed to a four-year term by the State Water Resources Control Board, reporting jointly to the Water Board and to the Delta Stewardship Council.
The State Water Board oversees the allocation of the state's water resources to various entities and for diverse uses, from agricultural irrigation to hydro electrical power generation to municipal water supplies, and for safeguarding the cleanliness and purity of Californians' water for everything from bubble baths to trout streams to ocean beaches.
The State Water Board is separate from and has different responsibilities than the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), which manages state-owned water infrastructure, such as dams, reservoirs and aqueducts. DWR, like any other water user, must apply for water rights permits from the State Water Board.[7]
Under the Federal Clean Water Act and the state's pioneering Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act the State Water Board has regulatory authority for protecting the water quality of nearly 1,600,000 acres (6,500 km2) of lakes, 1,300,000 acres (5,300 km2) of bays and estuaries, 211,000 miles (340,000 km) of rivers and streams, and about 1,100 miles (1,800 km) of exquisite California coastline.
The State Water Board also provides financial assistance to local governments and non-profit agencies to help build or rejuvenate wastewater treatment plants, and protect, restore and monitor water quality, wetlands, and estuaries. It also administers a fund to help underground storage tank owners and operators pay for the costs of cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks.
The State Water Board coordinates the state's nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards (Regional Water Boards), which serve as the frontline for state and federal water pollution control efforts.
The State Water Board is separate from and has different responsibilities than the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), which manages state-owned water infrastructure, such as dams, reservoirs and aqueducts. DWR, like any other water user, must apply for water rights permits from the State Water Board.[7]
Under the Federal Clean Water Act and the state's pioneering Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act the State Water Board has regulatory authority for protecting the water quality of nearly 1,600,000 acres (6,500 km2) of lakes, 1,300,000 acres (5,300 km2) of bays and estuaries, 211,000 miles (340,000 km) of rivers and streams, and about 1,100 miles (1,800 km) of exquisite California coastline.
The State Water Board also provides financial assistance to local governments and non-profit agencies to help build or rejuvenate wastewater treatment plants, and protect, restore and monitor water quality, wetlands, and estuaries. It also administers a fund to help underground storage tank owners and operators pay for the costs of cleaning up leaking underground storage tanks.
The State Water Board coordinates the state's nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards (Regional Water Boards), which serve as the frontline for state and federal water pollution control efforts.
California
The mission of the Locke Foundation is to educate the public about Locke’s history and legacy through preservation and cultural activities. The foundation conducts the following activities:
Identify and mandate areas of preservation
Collect, record, and store cultural artifacts and archival material
Record and preserve oral histories
Develop and provide interpretive services
Provide docent-led tours of Locke
Staff the Boarding House Visitor’s Center
Maintain the Locke Memorial Park and Monument
Organize annual and special cultural events that highlight Asian Pacific Islander traditions.
The Locke Foundation is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) tax exempt, non-profit public benefit organization since 2004.
Identify and mandate areas of preservation
Collect, record, and store cultural artifacts and archival material
Record and preserve oral histories
Develop and provide interpretive services
Provide docent-led tours of Locke
Staff the Boarding House Visitor’s Center
Maintain the Locke Memorial Park and Monument
Organize annual and special cultural events that highlight Asian Pacific Islander traditions.
The Locke Foundation is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) tax exempt, non-profit public benefit organization since 2004.
13916 Main Street Locke California 95690
Regenerative economies replenish and restore rather than doing less harm, regenerative economies focus on rebuilding what is damaged and growing health and prosperity for all life within the system.
Convene + connect to identify regional challenges and opportunities, and create shared understanding
Support + enable partners to advance regenerative initiatives and investments
Learn + amplify with stories of what works to inspire and engage others
Convene + connect to identify regional challenges and opportunities, and create shared understanding
Support + enable partners to advance regenerative initiatives and investments
Learn + amplify with stories of what works to inspire and engage others
Our Purpose
Initiate regenerative and distributive economic systems throughout California, using 21st-century Doughnut Economics thinking.
Our Vision
We envision an economy where the people and ecology of California thrive. Where all the residents of California have adequate shelter, healthy food, quality education, sustainable livelihood, political voice, and other resources to meet their fundamental human needs.
Initiate regenerative and distributive economic systems throughout California, using 21st-century Doughnut Economics thinking.
Our Vision
We envision an economy where the people and ecology of California thrive. Where all the residents of California have adequate shelter, healthy food, quality education, sustainable livelihood, political voice, and other resources to meet their fundamental human needs.
California
The Alameda Creek Watershed Forum (acwForum) is a voluntary, non-regulatory stakeholder group that supports the community’s interest in protecting and achieving a healthy and sustainable Alameda Creek watershed. acwForum stakeholders include agencies and organizations with stewardship interests in, and whose purview includes, the Alameda Creek watershed, as well as watershed organization members, watershed landowners and land managers, residents, and others.
The watershed’s stakeholders have been working together as the Alameda Creek Watershed Council (ACWC) since 2007. The name change to acwForum, and the acwForum.org website are meant to reflect a renewed focus on information sharing and collaboration among agencies and organizations with an interest in working toward a well-managed and restored watershed.
The watershed’s stakeholders have been working together as the Alameda Creek Watershed Council (ACWC) since 2007. The name change to acwForum, and the acwForum.org website are meant to reflect a renewed focus on information sharing and collaboration among agencies and organizations with an interest in working toward a well-managed and restored watershed.
The Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District permanently protects the diverse agricultural, natural resource, and scenic open space lands of Sonoma County for future generations.
747 Mendocino Avenue, Suite 100 Santa Rosa California 95401
The Richardson Bay Regional Agency (RBRA) is a local government agency serving Belvedere, Mill Valley, Tiburon and unincorporated Southern Marin. The RBRA is dedicated to maintaining and improving the navigational waterways, open waters and shoreline of Richardson Bay.
About the District
Chartered on April 25, 1912, the Marin Municipal Water District is the first municipal water district in California. Prior to that, water in central and southern Marin had been provided by several small, private companies, many of them subsidiaries to local real estate developers. Recognizing the critical importance of reliable water service, the community came together to create a publicly owned and managed water system. Our proud history is what drives our work, and it is at the heart of our mission. Today, we provide local water service to more than 191,000 people in central and southern Marin.
Mission Statement
Marin Water manages the lands, water, and facilities in our trust to provide reliable, high-quality water and adapt and sustain these precious resources for the future.
Vision Statement
Marin Water is a leader in water and natural resource management and addressing the complexities of a changing environment.
Chartered on April 25, 1912, the Marin Municipal Water District is the first municipal water district in California. Prior to that, water in central and southern Marin had been provided by several small, private companies, many of them subsidiaries to local real estate developers. Recognizing the critical importance of reliable water service, the community came together to create a publicly owned and managed water system. Our proud history is what drives our work, and it is at the heart of our mission. Today, we provide local water service to more than 191,000 people in central and southern Marin.
Mission Statement
Marin Water manages the lands, water, and facilities in our trust to provide reliable, high-quality water and adapt and sustain these precious resources for the future.
Vision Statement
Marin Water is a leader in water and natural resource management and addressing the complexities of a changing environment.
220 Nellen Ave. Corte Madera California 94925
The Water Foundation partners with grantees, funders, and the growing field of organizations working to secure clean, reliable water for people and nature. We align and deploy resources to support and convene diverse coalitions, build strong policy campaigns, and advance durable solutions.
We take a holistic approach to water, considering all parts of the system from forests to farms to faucets, and drawing connections across related fields from climate, to food, to health, to social justice. We tap our collective expertise, engage community, and build the power needed. Through the Water Table, we create space for funders to collaborate for impact beyond that of any single funder.
Communities and policy makers across the country determine how to prepare for and respond to floods and drought, reduce pollution, steward our rivers and lakes, and improve water infrastructure. In doing so, they are collectively deciding our water future. At the Water Foundation, alongside our partners, we work to ensure that these decisions meet both community and environmental needs to build a sustainable and equitable future for all.
We take a holistic approach to water, considering all parts of the system from forests to farms to faucets, and drawing connections across related fields from climate, to food, to health, to social justice. We tap our collective expertise, engage community, and build the power needed. Through the Water Table, we create space for funders to collaborate for impact beyond that of any single funder.
Communities and policy makers across the country determine how to prepare for and respond to floods and drought, reduce pollution, steward our rivers and lakes, and improve water infrastructure. In doing so, they are collectively deciding our water future. At the Water Foundation, alongside our partners, we work to ensure that these decisions meet both community and environmental needs to build a sustainable and equitable future for all.
3335 Watt Ave, Ste B PMB 233 Sacramento California 95821
Stanford University established Water in the West in 2010 to address the West’s growing water crisis and to create new solutions that move the region toward a more sustainable water future.
A joint program of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Bill Lane Center for the American West, Water in the West marshals the resources of one of the world’s preeminent research institutions to address one of the most urgent questions about the West’s future—how can the region continue to thrive despite growing water scarcity?
Water in the West bridges the gap between academic research and applied solutions by creating new practical tools and forming strong partnerships to inform policymakers, water managers, businesses and environmental groups. Stanford University brings a range of unique assets to solving the West’s water scarcity challenge, including world-class faculty, researchers and students across an extraordinary breadth of disciplines; and credibility capable of influencing a broad range of leaders.
Water in the West harnesses these resources toward solving the West’s growing water scarcity problem.
A joint program of the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and the Bill Lane Center for the American West, Water in the West marshals the resources of one of the world’s preeminent research institutions to address one of the most urgent questions about the West’s future—how can the region continue to thrive despite growing water scarcity?
Water in the West bridges the gap between academic research and applied solutions by creating new practical tools and forming strong partnerships to inform policymakers, water managers, businesses and environmental groups. Stanford University brings a range of unique assets to solving the West’s water scarcity challenge, including world-class faculty, researchers and students across an extraordinary breadth of disciplines; and credibility capable of influencing a broad range of leaders.
Water in the West harnesses these resources toward solving the West’s growing water scarcity problem.
WHAT WE PUBLISH
Maven’s Notebook is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet focused on coverage of California water news. The platform features a diverse range of content, including book reviews, podcasts, new book announcements, and coverage of state agency meetings, workshops, conferences, and seminars related to water issues. With a dedicated focus on California’s water landscape, Maven’s Notebook offers valuable contributions to the understanding and awareness of water-related issues within the state.
OUR ETHICS
Maven’s Notebook is committed to reporting that is truthful, transparent and respectful; the facts will be accurate, complete and fairly presented. If we make a mistake in our reporting, we will work quickly to address the error, correcting it within the story and noting in the story that an error was made and corrected. We will also make needed corrections in our social media. If a reader discovers an error on one of our news sites, they are encouraged to email [email protected].
Maven’s Notebook adheres to the ethics guidelines of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Maven’s Notebook is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet focused on coverage of California water news. The platform features a diverse range of content, including book reviews, podcasts, new book announcements, and coverage of state agency meetings, workshops, conferences, and seminars related to water issues. With a dedicated focus on California’s water landscape, Maven’s Notebook offers valuable contributions to the understanding and awareness of water-related issues within the state.
OUR ETHICS
Maven’s Notebook is committed to reporting that is truthful, transparent and respectful; the facts will be accurate, complete and fairly presented. If we make a mistake in our reporting, we will work quickly to address the error, correcting it within the story and noting in the story that an error was made and corrected. We will also make needed corrections in our social media. If a reader discovers an error on one of our news sites, they are encouraged to email [email protected].
Maven’s Notebook adheres to the ethics guidelines of the Society of Professional Journalists.
California
CMSI's mission is to serve our society by:
A downward view of the entrance to Storer Hall. The front of the building has glass doors and large glass windows, with linoleum flooring and rugs at the entrances. Three students are visible walking in and out of the doors and above them hangs the skeleton of a beaked whale.
Students enter Storer Hall, the on-campus home of the UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute. Photo by Gregory Urquiaga
Advancing collaborative, use-inspired cross-disciplinary research on the most pressing challenges in the sustainability of coastal ocean systems.
Supporting science-informed management of coastal and ocean resources through proactive, two-way dialogue with decision-makers.
Training diverse and creative innovators in coastal and marine science and policy who are prepared to meet the evolving environmental, economic and social challenges and opportunities of our time.
A downward view of the entrance to Storer Hall. The front of the building has glass doors and large glass windows, with linoleum flooring and rugs at the entrances. Three students are visible walking in and out of the doors and above them hangs the skeleton of a beaked whale.
Students enter Storer Hall, the on-campus home of the UC Davis Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute. Photo by Gregory Urquiaga
Advancing collaborative, use-inspired cross-disciplinary research on the most pressing challenges in the sustainability of coastal ocean systems.
Supporting science-informed management of coastal and ocean resources through proactive, two-way dialogue with decision-makers.
Training diverse and creative innovators in coastal and marine science and policy who are prepared to meet the evolving environmental, economic and social challenges and opportunities of our time.
Davis California
The mission of the Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior (CEPB) is scientific analysis of the interactions among policy institutions, human behavior, and political decisions in the context of environmental and natural resource conflicts. Through developing and testing theoretical models from social science, CEPB seeks to derive practical lessons that can be used to improve environmental policy.
Davis California
Deirdre Des Jardins, Director of California Water Research, has done integrative synthesis of scientific and technical literature on California water issues and climate change since 2010. She previously did research on nonlinear dynamics and complex systems theory at NASA Ames Research Center, the Center for Nonlinear Studies at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and The Santa Fe Institute for Complex Systems.
Santa Cruz California
The Delta Protection Advisory Committee (DPAC) provides recommendations to the Delta Protection Commission on diverse interests within the Delta, including the Delta’s ecosystem, water supply, socioeconomic sustainability, recreation, agriculture, flood control, environment, water resources, utility infrastructure, and other Delta issues. This fifteen-member committee is appointed by the Commission and meets regularly; members serve three-year terms and may be re-appointed.
California
The Delta Independent Science Board (Delta ISB) is a standing board of nationally or internationally prominent scientists with appropriate expertise to evaluate the broad range of scientific programs that support adaptive management of the Delta. The Delta ISB will provide oversight of the scientific research, monitoring, and assessment programs that support adaptive management of the Delta through periodic reviews of each of those programs. The comments, findings, and recommendations from the Delta ISB are expected to increase scientific credibility, improve research clarity, advance the debate about Delta issues, and seek better connectivity between science, management, and policy.
Over the years, the Delta ISB has produced a number of influential reports on various topics, such as on restoration, water quality, and levee hazards, and has provided valuable input on critical science documents to inform decision-making. Findings and recommendations from the Delta ISB reports have helped inform the development and the implementation of the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan to achieve the coequal goals. Many of the recommendations from the Delta ISB are also used to inform the development of science actions to fill critical science gaps through the Science Action Agenda, and to better coordinate and communicate science through the Delta Science Plan.
Over the years, the Delta ISB has produced a number of influential reports on various topics, such as on restoration, water quality, and levee hazards, and has provided valuable input on critical science documents to inform decision-making. Findings and recommendations from the Delta ISB reports have helped inform the development and the implementation of the Delta Stewardship Council’s Delta Plan to achieve the coequal goals. Many of the recommendations from the Delta ISB are also used to inform the development of science actions to fill critical science gaps through the Science Action Agenda, and to better coordinate and communicate science through the Delta Science Plan.
We are a robust network of forest landowners, land managers, foresters, land trusts, watershed councils, non-profits, government agencies, researchers and educators. We bring forestry and conservation expertise to provide education and resources to forest landowners with the goal of protecting and sustaining healthy forests, woodlands, and watersheds in Sonoma County.
Our mission is to protect forests across landscapes and through generations. We work to perpetuate sustainable, healthy, and diverse forests, woodlands and watersheds across the Sonoma County landscape, and to be a catalyst, source of information, and point of contact for forestland owners.
Our strategy is to provide forest landowners with access to information, expert consultants and funding opportunities that they need to steward forestland. Assistance addresses many aspects of forest landownership, including improving forest and watershed health, creating land management plans, accessing funding sources, establishing conservation easements, estate and financial planning, improving fire safety, planning income-generation, enhancing forest carbon sequestration, performing forest inventories, and more.
Our audience is all forest landowners, land managers and natural resource professionals.
Our mission is to protect forests across landscapes and through generations. We work to perpetuate sustainable, healthy, and diverse forests, woodlands and watersheds across the Sonoma County landscape, and to be a catalyst, source of information, and point of contact for forestland owners.
Our strategy is to provide forest landowners with access to information, expert consultants and funding opportunities that they need to steward forestland. Assistance addresses many aspects of forest landownership, including improving forest and watershed health, creating land management plans, accessing funding sources, establishing conservation easements, estate and financial planning, improving fire safety, planning income-generation, enhancing forest carbon sequestration, performing forest inventories, and more.
Our audience is all forest landowners, land managers and natural resource professionals.
California
Healing Tide, is functional medicine based community healthcare.
We envision a world where access to healthy food, herbal medicine, education, nature, and support ushers transformation internally, community-wide and beyond.
Healing Tide is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that seeks to live in harmony with the Earth, while we explore traveling from a sustainable lens.
Currently, we are focused on producing seaweed wild-tending tours in Northern California.
We envision a world where access to healthy food, herbal medicine, education, nature, and support ushers transformation internally, community-wide and beyond.
Healing Tide is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that seeks to live in harmony with the Earth, while we explore traveling from a sustainable lens.
Currently, we are focused on producing seaweed wild-tending tours in Northern California.
Sonoma Valley Collaborative (SVC) is a forum of community leaders from a wide range of sectors across Sonoma Valley, finding solutions and taking action to address our community’s biggest challenges.
Our mission is to make positive change in Sonoma Valley by aligning the interest groups in the community toward shared goals and measurable targets, and by supporting efforts that achieve those goals. This common agenda aligns our activities and accelerates success in achieving a just, thriving, sustainable community.
Our mission is to make positive change in Sonoma Valley by aligning the interest groups in the community toward shared goals and measurable targets, and by supporting efforts that achieve those goals. This common agenda aligns our activities and accelerates success in achieving a just, thriving, sustainable community.
California
We protect and sustain the unique lands, waters, and biodiversity of
West Marin through advocacy, education, and engagement.
The Environmental Action Committee of West Marin (EAC) is a 501(c)(3) environmental nonprofit centrally located in Point Reyes Station, California, the gateway town to the only national seashore on the West Coast. It was started by a group of local citizens who wanted to protect coastal Marin County (affectionately known as West Marin) from immediate environmental threats. Our work strives to provide long-term protection and conservation of unique ecosystems and serves as a foundation of environmental protection for future generations. We provide an essential voice on behalf of the area’s priceless natural resources before boards, commissions, and County, State, and Federal agencies regarding environmental issues facing our coastal communities. These communities are gateway towns to three national parks, three state parks, open space, agricultural lands, and private land that require intimate knowledge and understanding of policy, science, and law to help protect wildlife, habitat, watersheds, wilderness, and the coastline so future generations and can experience and enjoy them for years to come.
West Marin through advocacy, education, and engagement.
The Environmental Action Committee of West Marin (EAC) is a 501(c)(3) environmental nonprofit centrally located in Point Reyes Station, California, the gateway town to the only national seashore on the West Coast. It was started by a group of local citizens who wanted to protect coastal Marin County (affectionately known as West Marin) from immediate environmental threats. Our work strives to provide long-term protection and conservation of unique ecosystems and serves as a foundation of environmental protection for future generations. We provide an essential voice on behalf of the area’s priceless natural resources before boards, commissions, and County, State, and Federal agencies regarding environmental issues facing our coastal communities. These communities are gateway towns to three national parks, three state parks, open space, agricultural lands, and private land that require intimate knowledge and understanding of policy, science, and law to help protect wildlife, habitat, watersheds, wilderness, and the coastline so future generations and can experience and enjoy them for years to come.
65 THIRD STREET SUITE 12 POINT REYES STATION California 94956
Sonoma Ecology Center works to address challenges related to water supply and quality, open space, rural character, biodiversity, energy, climate change, and a better quality of life for all residents.
Since 1990, we’ve worked to increase appreciation and stewardship of Sonoma Valley’s natural heritage and create measurable benefits in areas of land, water, climate change and biodiversity.
Vision
We envision a future where people, land, water, and wildlife thrive.
Mission
Our mission is to work with our community to identify and lead actions that achieve and sustain ecological health in Sonoma Valley.
Since 1990, we’ve worked to increase appreciation and stewardship of Sonoma Valley’s natural heritage and create measurable benefits in areas of land, water, climate change and biodiversity.
Vision
We envision a future where people, land, water, and wildlife thrive.
Mission
Our mission is to work with our community to identify and lead actions that achieve and sustain ecological health in Sonoma Valley.
15000 Arnold Dr., Creekside Complex Eldridge California 95431
Ag Innovations is a 501c3 nonprofit organization based in Sonoma County, California that cultivates the collaboration needed to solve California’s environmental, agricultural, and natural resource challenges. We are trusted facilitators, process designers, and project managers. Our extensive knowledge and deep networks in ag, food, water, fire and forests, and rural communities enable us to identify the right problems to tackle and the right people to engage.
708 Gravenstein Hwy N #1015 Sebastopol California 95472-2808
The California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association (CACASA) is a voluntary organization comprised of County Agricultural Commissioners and County Sealers of Weights and Measures from California’s 58 counties. CACASA provides the venue for collaborative opportunities to address matters of statewide significance that affect California’s agricultural production, its natural resources, marketing, food safety, equity, and public health as it relates to our environment.
County Agricultural Commissioners and County Sealers of Weights and Measures provide regulatory services through numerous programs that are coordinated with the United States Department of Food and Agriculture (USDA), California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR), a division of the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal-EPA). Each County Agricultural Commissioner and County Sealer of Weights and Measures is licensed by CDFA and appointed by the respective county’s Board of Supervisors.
County Agricultural Commissioners and County Sealers of Weights and Measures provide regulatory services through numerous programs that are coordinated with the United States Department of Food and Agriculture (USDA), California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR), a division of the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal-EPA). Each County Agricultural Commissioner and County Sealer of Weights and Measures is licensed by CDFA and appointed by the respective county’s Board of Supervisors.
P.O. Box 2205 Hanford California 93232
Some of the Earth's most beautiful and unique terrain resides in the northeastern region of California. This is the home of the Mountain Maidu people. The Maidu Summit aims to protect these areas for present and future generations. Find out how you can help.
Kalliopeia Foundation is an independent private foundation that engages in grantmaking, education, and storytelling at the intersection of ecology, culture, and spirituality.
PO Box 246 Inverness California 94937
BayCAN is a collaborative network of local government staff and partnering organizations working to help the Bay Area respond effectively and equitably to the impacts of climate change on human health, infrastructure and natural systems.
citywide alliance of organizations and individuals that acts collectively to improve the ecological health of San Francisco and equitably distribute the benefits of local nature to all.
SACOG is where local government leaders in the Sacramento region come together to advance three strategic goals of equity, economy and environment.SACOG Area MapIn partnership with its 28 member cities and counties, SACOG addresses complex challenges that surpass the capacity of individual jurisdictions to tackle independently. A dedicated staff of 60 operates under the guidance of a board of directors representing each city and county.As the sole public agency representing every regional jurisdiction, SACOG fosters collaboration and progress for an equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future. Our multifaceted support extends to local governments, addressing diverse issues such as transportation planning, funding assistance, airport planning, and housing affordability.
The Water Education Foundation, an impartial nonprofit that was founded in 1977 in the midst of a deep drought, has put water resource issues in California and the West in context to inspire a deep understanding of and appreciation for water.
Dedicated to the protection and promotion of all eleven legacy communities. The rich agricultural heritage, the natural wildlife and freshwater estuary, its diverse businesses, communities, recreation and people all contribute to the Delta as a Place. Delta Legacy Communities, Inc. works to protect and promote the uniqueness of the Sacramento Delta and the people that call the region home.
The Santa Cruz Mountains Bioregional Council is a public benefit non-profit corporation administered by biologists and natural resource professionals on a voluntary basis. We are the only organization in the Santa Cruz Mountains whose sole purpose is to protect native biodiversity throughout the entire Bioregion and to promote the science-based, sustainable use of our natural resources.
Today, our vision is to make the Bay Area the best place to live and work. More than 330 of the largest employers in the region are members of the Bay Area Council and are committed to working with public and community leaders to keep the Bay Area the most innovative, globally competitive, inclusive, and sustainable region in the world.
Green Zones use place-based strategies and community-led solutions to transform areas overburdened by pollution into healthy and thriving neighborhoods. Green Zones are areas that have experienced historic disinvestment and neglect – most often low-income communities and communities of color – where residents have been organizing for decades to reduce industrial pollution and implement solutions that address the unhealthy (and often discriminatory) land use patterns that have shaped how our communities look today.
The California Biodiversity Network brings together key environmental experts and community leaders who are united to conserve California’s globally renowned and highly threatened natural heritage. The network is a key partner in the launch and implementation of California’s 30×30 conservation initiative. This inaugural network aims to be inclusive across all sectors, engaging environmental stewards, governmental and tribal representatives, scientists, and educators working at local, regional, and statewide scales. The network provides a collaborative forum for California’s diverse conservation organizations and scientific institutions prioritizing biodiversity protection, stewardship, environmental education, and scientific inquiry.
The Authority was formed by the California Legislature in 2008, with a mission to raise and allocate resources for the restoration, enhancement, protection, and enjoyment of wetlands and wildlife habitat in San Francisco Bay and along its shoreline, and associated flood management and public access infrastructure.
Our core programs are the Mercury Tribal Health, Tribal Self-Advocacy, and our Leadership programs. Together these empower California Indian communities to practice subsistence fishing cultures, avoid mercury and PCBs in fish, self-advocate for cleanup of California lands and waterways, and train the future generation to be environmental stewards.
6323 Fairmount Avenue El Cerrito California 94530
The regional planning agency and council of governments (COG) serving the people who live and work in the 101 cities and towns of the Bay Area. ABAG was formed by local government leaders in 1961 who recognized the need to address common issues from a regional perspective.
The California Biodiversity Council (CBC) was formed in 1991 to improve coordination and cooperation between the various resource management and environmental protection organizations at federal, state, and local levels. Strengthening ties between local communities and governments has been a focus of the Council by way of promoting strong local leadership and encouraging comprehensive solutions to regional issues.
The Council’s purpose is to discuss, coordinate, and assist in developing strategies and complementary policies for conserving biodiversity. It was not created to independently establish new projects nor to become another bureaucracy. Members exchange information, resolve conflicts, and promote development of regional conservation practices.
The Council has 42 members, including 20 state agencies, 12 federal agencies, and 10 local governments. It is chaired by California Secretary for Resources Wade Crowfoot and Bureau of Land Management California State Director Karen Mouritsen.
The Council’s purpose is to discuss, coordinate, and assist in developing strategies and complementary policies for conserving biodiversity. It was not created to independently establish new projects nor to become another bureaucracy. Members exchange information, resolve conflicts, and promote development of regional conservation practices.
The Council has 42 members, including 20 state agencies, 12 federal agencies, and 10 local governments. It is chaired by California Secretary for Resources Wade Crowfoot and Bureau of Land Management California State Director Karen Mouritsen.
Working collaboratively and in coordination with local communities, the Conservancy will lead efforts to protect, enhance, and restore the Delta’s economy, agriculture and working landscapes, and environment for the benefit of the Delta region, its local communities, and the citizens of California.
The transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. MTC works with Caltrans, city and county governments, more than two dozen transit agencies and other partners to ensure the regional transportation network operates as smoothly and efficiently as possible — now and in the future.
committed to advance the economic, social, and environmental sustainability of the Sacramento Valley by enhancing and preserving its water rights, supplies, and water quality for the rich mosaic of farmlands, cities and rural communities, refuges and managed wetlands, and meandering rivers that support fisheries and wildlife.
Drawing on the experiences of working in conventional real estate, land justice, and living and working in community, the Center for Ethical Land Transition explores ways to decommodify, rematriate, and increase accessibility to land for Indigenous, Black, and POC communities.
California
California state commission dedicated to the protection, enhancement and responsible use of the San Francisco Bay.[2] It holds jurisdiction over almost the entirety of the Bay, including the reaches into the Sacramento River, Coyote Creek and the Petaluma River.
A regional coalition for climate resilience and equityWe are a champion for the social and environmental changes we need for healthy lands, heathy people, and healthy communities. Our member organizations come together across our 10-county region to work for a just and equitable society where we live in relationship with the land that sustains us now and will sustain future generations.
The Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) is a consortium of nine member agencies: three State departments and six federal agencies. IEP also has several key partners. The IEP member agencies have been conducting cooperative ecological studies in the Bay‐Delta since the 1970s. The IEP relies upon these multidisciplinary teams as well as academic, non‐governmental organizations, and other scientists to accomplish its mission.
-Serves as the hub of a collaborative aquatic science network with a focus on Bay-Delta aquatic ecology while coordinated with the full watershed.
- Provides a scientific foundation for planning and management by using best available science and creating strong partnerships with other agency, university, and stakeholder science programs.
- Works with the Delta Science Program (DSP) to identify, track, and communicate Bay-Delta science simply and clearly.
- Inspires, engages, and fosters objective leadership and independent review of key management issues, including strategies to address scientific uncertainty and manage science resources to maximize the benefit to California citizens and their environment.
-Serves as the hub of a collaborative aquatic science network with a focus on Bay-Delta aquatic ecology while coordinated with the full watershed.
- Provides a scientific foundation for planning and management by using best available science and creating strong partnerships with other agency, university, and stakeholder science programs.
- Works with the Delta Science Program (DSP) to identify, track, and communicate Bay-Delta science simply and clearly.
- Inspires, engages, and fosters objective leadership and independent review of key management issues, including strategies to address scientific uncertainty and manage science resources to maximize the benefit to California citizens and their environment.
Watershed Progressive is a consulting and design-build collaborative, focused on bringing appropriate water management to our clients through a regenerative, whole systems approach. We integrate tools like greywater re-use, rainwater harvesting, and stormwater management with an understanding of both ecological patterns and client needs. Each project achieves many benefits including water conservation, hazard mitigation, community water security, and watershed and community health.
AIM is launching a campaign to build The Center for Food and Agriculture — a place for our beloved Marin Farmers Market to become a zero-waste farmers market and educational space dedicated to healthier food culture. The Center will foster deeper connections between our community and their favorite farmers market, and advance our fight for better food, a cleaner climate, and economic justice as a part of renewed food systems.
proposal to improve the California Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) State Water Project (SWP) and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation) Central Valley Project (CVP) joint freshwater storage and delivery system by creating an additional point of diversion along the Sacramento River. This change in the point of diversion is intended to protect our state’s water supplies in the face of climate change, improve flows for threatened fish species, and allow for ecosystem restoration and conservation.
The mission of the Delta Protection Commission is to protect, maintain, and, where possible, enhance and restore the overall quality of the Delta environment consistent with the Delta Protection Act. The goal of the Commission is to ensure orderly, balanced conservation and development of Delta land resources and improved flood protection.
A Grassroots Map of Priorities to Protect 30% of California's Lands and Coastal Waters by 2030
BARC is a consortium of regional government agencies working together to address climate change in the Bay Area.
Sonoma Land Trust partners with local communities to protect the open, natural, and working lands and waters of Sonoma County to secure healthy and thriving futures for all.
Baykeeper uses science, advocacy, and law to hold polluters accountable and stop destructive activities in San Francisco Bay and throughout its watershed.
Sogorea Te’ Land Trust cultivates rematriation.Sogorea Te’ calls on us all to heal and transform the legacies of colonization, genocide, and patriarchy and to do the work our ancestors and future generations are calling us to do.
This Natural and Working Lands Expert Advisory Committee will support the implementation of AB 1757. AB 1757 directs the California Natural Resources Agency and the California Air Resources Board to establish an expert advisory committee to inform and review modeling and analyses for natural and working lands, to advise state agencies on implementation strategies and standardized accounting, and to provide recommendations on addressing barriers to efficient implementation of climate action in natural and working lands.
Localizing California Waters (LCW) is a diverse network of land and water stewards* committed to community and watershed resilience by organizing local actions building toward holistic and coordinated land-based solutions. The annual conferences and other statewide events serve as the hub to connect, cultivate, and catalyze collaborative action. Through the “Localize” program, LCW inspires regional partnerships to implement projects that actualize the LCW vision.
(*Everyone is a land and water steward.)
(*Everyone is a land and water steward.)
DPIIC strives to facilitate Delta Plan implementation through collaboration in support of shared national, statewide and local goals for the Delta. The Council aims to craft agendas that highlight the interconnections of the Delta Plan with initiatives, plans, or programs of DPIIC agencies. DPIIC explores opportunities to align agencies’ actions in the Delta watershed, showcases DPIIC agencies’ achievements, and guides actions to address pressing issues affecting Delta Plan implementation.
MEETING THE WORKFORCE NEEDS OF THE GROWING ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION INDUSTRY BY TRAINING WORKERS FOR LIVING-WAGE CAREERS THAT SUPPORT BOTH THE ECONOMIC VITALITY OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE HEALTH OF OUR ENVIRONMENT.
CACC is a nonprofit, public benefit corporation in California. We are composed of individuals who work in communities or organizations carrying out community composting and/or its affiliated activities, such as micro-hauling, urban farming, environmental justice, and policy advocacy.
OUR MISSION IS TO ENSURE THE HEALTH OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY-DELTA ESTUARY AND DELTA COMMUNITIES.
We advocate for a Delta with waters that are fishable, swimmable, and drinkable as described in the Clean Water Act in order to support the health of the estuary, San Francisco Bay, and the ocean beyond.
We envision the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as a place where a vibrant local economy, tourism, recreation, farming, wildlife, and fisheries thrive as a result of resident efforts to protect our waterways. We seek water quality protections for all communities, particularly environmental justice communities, and community protections from flood and drought impacts.
We advocate for a Delta with waters that are fishable, swimmable, and drinkable as described in the Clean Water Act in order to support the health of the estuary, San Francisco Bay, and the ocean beyond.
We envision the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as a place where a vibrant local economy, tourism, recreation, farming, wildlife, and fisheries thrive as a result of resident efforts to protect our waterways. We seek water quality protections for all communities, particularly environmental justice communities, and community protections from flood and drought impacts.
2616 Pacific Ave #4296 Stockton California 95202
The Department of Water Resources (DWR) is establishing a standing drought and water shortage interagency task force in coordination with the State Water Board and other relevant state agencies to facilitate proactive state planning and coordination for pre-drought planning, emergency response, and post-drought management, consistent with Senate Bill 552 (Chaptered in 2021). The Task Force, called the Drought Resilience Interagency and Partners Collaborative (DRIP Collaborative), will serve as a public forum with state and non-state agency members to advance our drought strategies and continue building resilience to the increasingly arid conditions California faces.
The Marin American Indian Alliance had their beginnings in the early 1970’s. At that time we assisted CETA in finding jobs for the American Indians living in Marin County. We also assisted the Miwoks living in Marin county in protecting the graves of their ancestors. (This is now being done by the Graton Rancheria Indians – Miwok.)
There is an estimate that there are members of over 40 tribes, from all over the United States, living and working here, in Marin. Our board is composed of representatives from these many tribal nations.
Currently we host monthly cultural and educational gatherings for our people. Through our Facebook page and newsletter, we are able to keep American Indians living in the Bay Area connected, provided with current information, informed about various programs, and connected with current happenings and programs of interest.
Our Common Goal is to keep our people connected and to keep our environment safe for the coming generations. As an elder once said, “We do not own this earth, we only borrow it from our children.” With this in mind, we have had a yearly award known as a Focus on Turtle Island in honor of this land. Currently, we have speakers or obtain information from these award-winning groups which keep us informed on how their goals are being met.
There is an estimate that there are members of over 40 tribes, from all over the United States, living and working here, in Marin. Our board is composed of representatives from these many tribal nations.
Currently we host monthly cultural and educational gatherings for our people. Through our Facebook page and newsletter, we are able to keep American Indians living in the Bay Area connected, provided with current information, informed about various programs, and connected with current happenings and programs of interest.
Our Common Goal is to keep our people connected and to keep our environment safe for the coming generations. As an elder once said, “We do not own this earth, we only borrow it from our children.” With this in mind, we have had a yearly award known as a Focus on Turtle Island in honor of this land. Currently, we have speakers or obtain information from these award-winning groups which keep us informed on how their goals are being met.
The Council was created to advance the State’s coequal goals for the Delta - a more reliable statewide water supply and a healthy and protected ecosystem, both achieved in a manner that protects and enhances the unique characteristics of the Delta as an evolving place.To do this, the Act required that the Council develop an enforceable long-term sustainable management plan for the Delta to ensure coordinated action at the federal, State, and local levels. The Delta Plan, adopted in 2013, includes both regulatory policies and non-binding recommendations.
The mission of the Sacramento Delta Foundation is to provide financial support for the charitable work of Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in the Greater Sacramento Region with a focus on women and youth development programs.
The MSIV social enterprise is propelling the North Bay’s economic future by fueling the high-growth startups of tomorrow.
The growing MSIV community convenes founders, executives, and investors to ensure Marin + Sonoma has a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The growing MSIV community convenes founders, executives, and investors to ensure Marin + Sonoma has a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Why we advocate for more than local Filipino American history...
The activists of Little Manila are dedicated to bringing multifaceted equity to Stockton. After generations of neglect of communities in the margins and the notion that diversity is a hindrance to progress, we believe in cherishing all communities and that diversity is our city’s greatest asset.
The activists of Little Manila are dedicated to bringing multifaceted equity to Stockton. After generations of neglect of communities in the margins and the notion that diversity is a hindrance to progress, we believe in cherishing all communities and that diversity is our city’s greatest asset.
2154 SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN STREET Stockton California 95206
regional conservation strategy for the San Francisco Bay Area, with a set of goals and science-based decisionmaking tools that support strategic investments in land protection and stewardship. These tools focus conservation in areas that represent the region’s biodiversity and support ecological function across the nearly 5 million acres that comprise the 10 Bay Area counties.
Above/Below is an ocean literacy campaign to raise awareness about kelp forests across the Northeastern Pacific. This webstory, The Mysterious World of Bull Kelp, is currently the centerpiece of our campaign—celebrating the power of art and science to tell the bull kelp story.
The Brightline team blends public policy advocacy and on-the-ground partnerships to promote sustainability and opportunity in frontline communities.Our work at the nexus of environmental justice, workforce development, and clean energy has kept power plants - and their pollutants - out of low-income communities, created hundreds of local jobs to benefit underserved communities, and energized a new, diverse group of environmental leaders.
The San Francisco Bay Joint Venture is comprised of a community of people who share a love for birds and the Bay. We strive to integrate conservation and habitat restoration goals with principles of and actions related to equity, diversity, and inclusion. The partnership represents over 100 organizations, agencies, businesses, land managers, scientists, academics and others who are committed to the conservation of a variety of wetland habitats along with the birds and other wildlife who are dependent on them.
CIBA’s vision is to preserve, promote and perpetuate California Indian basketweaving traditions while providing a healthy physical, social, spiritual and economic environment for basketweavers.
The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California is a federally recognized tribe.
5281 Honpie Rd. Placerville California 95667
The Partnership is a collaboration of local, state, and federal agencies, NGOs, academia and business leaders working to protect and restore the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary.
Ecology institute and 3,200 acre preserve advancing the health of Northern California's land, water and wildlife.
Pepperwood's 3,200 acre reserve serves as a refuge for over 900 species of plants and animals. We are leaders in ecosystem-climate research, producing critical science to help guide our region's natural resource management and conservation planning. Pepperwood also offers environmental education opportunities for all ages to cultivate an ethic of conservation in our North Bay region.
Pepperwood's 3,200 acre reserve serves as a refuge for over 900 species of plants and animals. We are leaders in ecosystem-climate research, producing critical science to help guide our region's natural resource management and conservation planning. Pepperwood also offers environmental education opportunities for all ages to cultivate an ethic of conservation in our North Bay region.
2130 Pepperwood Preserve Road Santa Rosa California 95404
to enhance and improve water quality in the Sacramento River Basin, while sustaining the economic viability of agriculture, functional values of managed wetlands, and sources of safe drinking water.
Marin Open Space Trust preserves open space by purchasing and receiving donations of land and conservation easements. We work collaboratively with parks agencies and other local land conservation organizations. Please contact us about any potential open space projects.
Greenbelt Alliance is rising to the challenge because we envision a Bay Area of healthy, thriving, resilient communities made up of lands and people that are safe during climate disasters and recover quickly from wildfire, floods, and drought, where everyone is living with nature in new and powerful ways for generations to come. That’s why we educate, advocate, and collaborate to ensure the Bay Area’s lands and communities are resilient to a changing climate.
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