Save The Bay Blog

Earlier this year, the San Francisco Bay/Estuary was named a “Wetland of International Importance” under the 1971 “Ramsar Convention.” The United States is one of 165 parties to the intergovernmental treaty which have committed to work towards the wise use of all their wetlands through national land-use planning, appropriate policies and legislation, and public education. [...]

Last week, we invited a handful of dedicated volunteers to spend a couple of hours in our office, making calls to Save The Bay supporters like you and I.  These great folks had conversations with hundreds of locals, sharing updates about the For The Bay initiative, and signing folks up to volunteer in the future. [...]

After Cargill and developer DMB’s sudden withdrawal last May of their initial proposal to pave over San Francisco Bay salt ponds in Redwood City, the companies have been busy lobbying federal agencies to exempt the below-sea-level ponds from important environmental regulations that protect the Bay from being filled. Cargill/DMB’s stated intention is to bring back [...]

On Monday night, I was lucky to catch a screening of the latest environmental documentary, Trashed.  The showing was part of Zero Waste week, which brought professionals from around the world to the Bay Area to discuss strategies for achieving truly sustainable, zero waste communities.  I knew going into the theater that I was in for some [...]

Sparked by Richard Louv’s 2005 book, Last Child in the Woods, there is a growing national conversation about the urgent necessity for our children to connect with the natural world. Mr. Louv called it the “leave-no-child-inside” movement in Orion Magazine. While Save The Bay hasn’t officially claimed its place in the “leave-no-child-inside” movement, we engage [...]