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Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP) Adopted
In 2023, the California State Legislature passed SB 272 (Laird), Sea level rise: planning and adaptation. SB 272 addresses the need for coordinated standardized sea level rise adaptation by requiring local governments along the San Francisco Bay shoreline to develop Subregional Shoreline Adaptation Plans.
The RSAP is a region-wide plan for the San Francisco Bay shoreline that will create coordinated, locally planned sea level rise adaptation actions that work together to achieve regional resilience and a shared One Bay Vision.
Become a board member for Friends of the Estuary
Friends of the Estuary is looking for innovative board members who are ready to devote time and energy toward strategy, fundraising, and network-building.
Ideal applicants are excited about helping lead a working board where they can shape and help implement new pathways for achieving the vision of a healthy San Francisco Estuary. People with a range of experience and backgrounds are welcome.
Save the Date: 2025 State of the Estuary Conference
The State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference showcases the latest information about the region’s work to sustain and improve the Estuary’s habitats, living resources, water quality, climate resilience, and environmental stewardship.
The next State of the Estuary Conference will be held on October 28-29, 2025 in Oakland, CA.
Save the dates on your calendar and sign up for our newsletter for more updates and information!
About the Estuary Partnership
The San Francisco Estuary Partnership is a collaborative regional program of resource agencies, non-profits, citizens, and scientists working to protect, restore, and enhance water quality and fish and wildlife habitat in and around the San Francisco Bay Delta Estuary. Working cooperatively, we share information and resources that result in studies, projects, and programs that improve the Estuary and communicate its value and needs to the public. The Association of Bay Area Governments is the home agency for Partnership staff and finances. Our offices are located at the Bay Area Metro Center in San Francisco. Please see our Implementation Committee meeting dates and materials here.
Estuary News Magazine
Archive
ESTUARY News was an independent regional magazine published in the public interest by the San Francisco Estuary Partnership and its myriad partners around the Bay and Delta between 1992 and 2023. Written by professional, independent journalists, it provided in-depth, silo-crossing coverage of the environmental, restoration, and climate adaptation issues of our time.
News Around the Estuary
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- Governor Newsom sends letter to State Water Board in support of the Delta Conveyance Project
- DAILY DIGEST, 2/19: Big snow gains in the Sierra after February storms; Expedited permitting for fish channel around dam on Yuba; Rep. Josh Harder reintroduces bill to stop the Delta tunnel; Trump EPA to overhaul WaterSense program; and more …
- What Lives, and Dies, on Tule Mats
- The Battle for the Bay Just Got Bigger
- Local Groups Sue Trump Administration to Protect White Sturgeon
- Fighting the political currents, local groups sue the Trump administration to protect the white sturgeon