Save The Bay Blog

Wetland Habitat means more and healthier fish! A new report from our partners at Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) provides yet another strong argument in favor of restoring our shorelines and wetland habitat. More Habitat Means More Fish, the most recent in a series of reports on the fragile state of our nation’s wetlands and marine [...]

For most of you, this week’s to do list includes buying chocolate, flowers, and cards for the mothers in your life.  After all, mothers deserve a special day of recognition for everything they do for us.  But what about Mother Nature? Mother Nature provides a myriad of incredible benefits that we all enjoy and usually [...]

Check out this week’s Weekly Roundup for breaking news affecting San Francisco Bay. San Mateo Daily Journal 4/5/13 OP-ED: Imagine the Bay Area without CEQA The two of us remember the challenges that faced our state before 1970, the year the California Environmental Quality Act was enacted. We are disturbed by recent proposals to weaken [...]

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. [...]

Happy International Women’s Day. Today we honor our three founders, Sylvia McLaughlin, Esther Gulick, and Kay Kerr, without whom the Bay would not be what it is today. Check out this week’s Weekly Roundup for breaking news affecting San Francisco Bay. Ecosalon 3/2/13 Banning Plastic Bags: It Works Residents all over the San Francisco Bay [...]