San Francisco Bay Joint Venture

SFBJV Committees

Three Working Committees - Conservation Delivery (subcommittee: Regional Creeks), Goverment Affairs and Public Outreach: - assist the Management Board in implementing the Joint Venture's goals, report to the Management Board, and make recommendations for the Management Board's review events/meetings listings for upcoming SFBJV committee meetings.

Working Committees:

• Provide input to the Executive Committee with regard to Management Board meeting agendas and draft annual work plan.
  
• Report to the Management Board and make recommendations for the Management Board's review and approval.
  
• Meet every other month, alternating their meetings with the Management Board meeting schedule.

Conservation Delivery Committee

Chair: Marc Holmes, Bay Institute

• Executes Implementation Strategy by:
  • Developing a list of potential acquisition, restoration and enhancement opportunities and specific projects that will further the goals of the Joint Venture, based on technical review and evaluation
  • Developing prioritization criteria, and recommend projects to the Management Board, integrating marshland and creek issues.
  • Providing technical information and assistance to the Management Board and members
  • Recommending monitoring mechanisms and protocols to measure progress
• Tracks accomplishments of Joint Venture projects and execution of Implementation Strategy
• Convenes Marshlands subcommittee and Creeks subcommittee, for information exchange, project identification, partnership development, trouble-shooting and coordination
• Drafts Implementation Strategy to guide acquisition and restoration activities
• Recommends to the Management Board the creation of new Working Committees as need arises
• Provides technical information to the Management Board to set and achieve habitat objectives
• Performs work assignments as directed by the Management Board
• Coordinates Joint Venture Implementation Strategy with Regional Wetlands Ecosystem Goals Project

2013 Meeting Schedule

• Thurs February 21, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
• Thurs April 25 , 10:30 – 1:30 ish (exact times TBD)
• Thurs June 20, 10:30 – 1:30 ish (exact times TBD)
• Thurs Aug 15, 10:30 – 1:30 ish (exact times TBD)
• Thurs Oct 17, 10:30 – 1:30 ish (exact times TBD)
• Thurs Dec 19, 10:30 – 1:30 ish (exact times TBD)

Meeting Notes:
April 25, 2013

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Audubon California Bay Area Open Space Council Bay Conservation and Development Commission California Department of Fish and Game California Land Stewardship Institute California State Parks Foundation Citizens' Committee to Complete the Refuge City of Hercules City of San Jose Conservation Corps North Bay Contra Costa County Community Development Department Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District Contra Costa Resource Conservation District Ducks Unlimited East Bay Regional Park District Friends of the Petaluma River Golden Gate Audubon Society Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Golden Gate National Recreation Area Invasive Spartina Project Kamman Hydrology & Engineering, Inc Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation Literacy for Environmental Justice Marin Audubon Society Marin County Public Works Department Mt. View Sanitary District Muir Heritage Land Trust Napa County Resource Conservation District National Estuarine Research Reserve National Park Service Natural Heritage Institute NOAA Fisheries PG&E Company Phil Williams & Associates Planning & Conservation League (Bay Delta)

PRBO Conservation Science Presidio Trust Restoration Design Group Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary Romberg-Tiburon Center Salmon Protection and Watershed Network San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory San Francisco Bay Joint Venture San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board San Francisco Estuary Institute San Francisco Estuary Project San Francisco State University San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority San Francisquito Watershed Council San Jose State University San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge Santa Clara Valley Water Distirct Save The Bay Sierra Club Solano Land Trust Sonoma Ecology Center Sonoma Land Trust Sotoyome Resource Conservation District Southern Sonoma County Resource Conservation District State Coastal Conservancy The Bay Institute The Watershed Project Trust for Public Land UC Davis UCB Water Resources Center Archives US Army Corps of Engineers US Environmental Protection Agency US Fish and Wildlife Service US Fish and Wildlife Service - Coastal Program US Geological Survey Wildlife Conservation Board

 

Regional Creeks Committee

Chair: Tom Gardali of PRBO Conservation Science

The Regional Creeks Committee is a subcommittee of the Conservation DeliveryCommittee.

The SFBJV Creeks website is available at: http://bayareawatersheds.org/hosted-groups/sfbjv/creeks/events/.
It has meeting agendas, minutes and other materials that you may find valuable.

Partners include:

Northbay Riparian Station Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board Alameda Flood Control District - Watersheds The Watershed Project (formerly Aquatic Outreach Institute) East Bay Conservation Corps Sonoma Ecology Center California Coastal Conservancy Urban Creeks Council San Francisco Estuary Project Alameda Creek Alliance San Mateo Resource Conservation District Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society

Southern Sonoma Resource Conservation District PRBO Conservation Science Bay Area Open Space Council Napa County Resource Conservation District Alameda County Public Works Marin County Public Works Friends of Five Creeks Wildlife Conservation Board San Francisco Estuary Institute San Mateo County Parks Friends of the Creeks Council of Bay Area Resource Conservation Districts

Goverment Affairs Committee

Chair: Arthur Feinstein

• Develops and implements a Goverment strategy to secure funding and otherwise support projects promoted by the Joint Venture
• Tracks current and developing Government issues
• Advises Management Board on appropriate action

Click here for meeting notes from the most recent committee meeting: November 30, 2006

Partners include:
California Coastal Conservancy California Department of Fish and Game California State Water Resources Control Board Wildlife Conservation Board Delta Protection Commission Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture Pacific Coast Joint Venture Suisun Resource Conservation District US Fish & Wildlife Service The Trust for Public Land	California Waterfowl Association Save the Bay American Farmland Trust The Bay Institute Ducks Unlimited Audubon California Bay Area Open Space Council Friends of the River The Nature Conservancy Wildlands, Inc.

Public Outreach Committee

Chair: Melissa Pitkin, PRBO Conservation Science

• Develops and implements a public outreach strategy for external communications at the national, state and local levels
• Designs Joint Venture brochures, web site and other publications as directed by the Management Board
• Helps facilitate public involvement and in promoting the goals of Restoring the Estuary
• Hosts tours and events for legislators and key decision makers
• Serves as a liaison between partners and other wetlands protection efforts
• Develops and implements strategies and tools for informing the community about the mission of the joint venture

Click for meeting notes: May 8, 2008 [88 KB PDF]

Partners include:
Audubon Society Bay Nature Magazine California Coastal Conservancy Center for Collaborative Policy Pacific Gas and Electric Company	PRBO Conservation Science Presidio Trust San Francisco Estuary Project Save The Bay US Fish & Wildlife Service

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