Project Partners
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
Western Regional Panel on Aquatic Nuisance Species
San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project
 
Project Contact
  Karen McDowell
San Francisco Estuary Partnership
1515 Clay Street, Suite 1400
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 622-2398
kmcdowell@waterboards.ca.gov
 
 
Invasive Species Management
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Clump of invasive spartina
Photo by Invasive Spartina Project
State Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan - SFEP worked with the State Coastal Conservancy, the California Department of Fish and Game, and other state and federal agencies involved with invasive species to complete the State Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan. The plan was approved by the federal Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force in November 2007 and signed by the governor in January 2008. Click here to view the plan.

Invasive species harm native fish and wildlife in many ways. They can take over a native species' habitat, outcompete them, prey upon them, or disturb entire food webs. The San Francisco Estuary is one of the most invaded estuaries in the world. The Estuary Partnership has been working to minimize the impacts of aquatic nuisance species (ANS) by serving on advisory groups, coordinating meetings, conducting specific projects, and producing educational brochures.
Click on the images below to read some of them.

Threats to the West Fact Sheet Threats to the West
 
  Click here to download a recent presentation by the Estuary Partnership.