Blog Post: June 17, 2014
More than 50 swimmers, sailors, stand-up paddle boarders, kayakers, and rowers, along with the San Francisco Fire Department fire boat, the Hornblower hybrid ferry, a hybrid yacht, and the Baykeeper pollution patrol boat rode swift incoming currents under sunny skies, in the first-ever Bay Parade...
Featured Stories: June 9, 2014
With long summer days upon us, it’s a perfect time to visit a San Francisco Bay shoreline park. Park activities include wildlife viewing, swimming, windsurfing, kiteboarding, kayaking, hiking, bicycling, picnicking, camping, fishing, and hanging out amid the beauty of the Bay. Here’s a sampling:...
Blog Post: June 5, 2014
Update: The Alameda County fee for safe disposal of household hazardous waste was passed by the Stopwaste Board late last month. Baykeeper is glad that this program will continue to help keep toxic substances out of San Francisco Bay.
Baykeeper recently advocated in favor of a proposed Alameda...
E News: June 3, 2014
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Monthly Update for June 2014
Join the Bay Parade and Party on June 14
Baykeeper Wins Google Grant to Fund New Visual Shoreline Map
Removing More Toxic Debris from Richmond'...
Monthly Column: June 2, 2014
In the late 1980s, San Francisco Bay’s health was in serious decline. Environmental laws were in place to protect the Bay from pollution, but they were not being enforced. Media reports warned that the Bay might even be dying.
In the face of these threats, Dr. Michael Herz, a researcher and...
Blog Post: May 22, 2014
Baykeeper will soon launch a new project to document and photograph the San Francisco Bay shoreline by boat. Our goal is to provide information that can be used to improve protection for the Bay from pollution and sea level rise.
We will use innovative technology to publish an online “Street View”...
BK In The News: May 22, 2014
Baykeeper Executive Director was on board with the Coast Guard as they practiced rescuing a stalled large container ship in San Francisco Bay. If a container ship were to lose power in the Bay, it would be in danger of drifting into a bridge or the coastline.
BK In The News: May 22, 2014
Bay Area beaches are cleaner this year, according to Heal the Bay's annual Beach Report Card. But some beaches along the Bay still get failing grades. Deb Self, Baykeeper Executive Director, explains that aging local sewer systems need repairs to keep sewage from polluting the water at Bay beaches.
Press Release: May 14, 2014
California Coastkeeper Alliance (CCKA), a coalition of 12 Waterkeeper organizations including San Francisco Baykeeper, has filed a lawsuit against the State Water Board for failing to adopt a statewide Industrial Stormwater Permit that protects San Francisco Bay, and waterways throughout the state...
BK In The News: May 14, 2014
A lawsuit filed today by the California Coastkeeper Alliance against the State Water Resources Control Board claims that the agency is not doing enough to protect the San Francisco Bay and other waterways across the state from industrial pollution. . . “San Francisco Bay is plagued by pollutants...
