Climate Resilience Programs
The San Francisco Estuary faces increasingly complex ecological challenges as climate change affects every facet of the estuarine system. Climate change brings more extreme heat events, more frequent droughts, rising sea levels, and other challenges that stress socioecological systems. The Estuary Partnership advances climate resilience at the regional and local level using nature-based solutions, also known as ‘NBS’. NBS leverages natural and nature-based processes to bring multiple benefits to water, land, and people.
Transforming Urban Water Initiative
The Transforming Urban Water Initiative (TrUW) is collaboratively advancing innovative nature-based solutions for the San Francisco Bay shoreline. The Initiative works with local governments, regulators, wastewater treatment plants, community-based organizations, Tribes and scientists.
Learn more about Transforming Urban Water Intiative here.
Wetlands Regional Montioring Program
The San Francisco Estuary restoration community is working rapidly to protect and restore wetlands that can provide flood protection, recreation, water quality improvement, and habitat for surrounding communities. In order to meet a regional target of 100,000 acres restored by 2030, close coordination is needed between land managers, scientists and regulators. The WRMP will improve wetland restoration project success by putting in place regional-scale monitoring increasing the impact, utility and application of permit-driven monitoring to inform science-based decision-making. Once in place, the WRMP will be a robust, science-driven, collaborative regional monitoring program that includes:
- Monitoring site network
- Open data sharing platform
- Comprehensive science framework
Learn more about the Wetlands Regional Monitoring Program here (external website).
