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. ESTUARY Newsletter
The latest issue is here! Don't miss out on the bi-monthly updated newsletter from us. It describes current activities of over 50 different organization and government agencies involved in protecting and restoring the waters and watershed of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary.

. Bayland Ecosystem Habitat Goals (43MB PDF)
A Report of Habitat Recommendations prepared by the San Francisco Bay Area Wetlands Ecosystem Goals Project.
(Warning: the above PDF is very large! High speed internet connection recommended.
For your convenience, the report can be downloaded in portions: Cover/Participants/Preface/Table of Contents/Summary (570KB PDF), Chapters 1 and 2 (16.5MB PDF), Chapters 3 and 4 (1.5MB PDF), Chapter 5 (19MB PDF), Chapter 6 (480KB PDF), Appendicies (4.5MB PDF).)

. Bayland Ecosystem Species and Community Profiles
(10MB PDF)
Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of key plants, fish and wildlife prepared by the San Francisco Bay Area Wetlands Ecosystem Goals Project.
(Warning: the above PDF is very large! High speed internet connection recommended.
For your convenience, the report can be downloaded in portions: Cover/Table of Contents/Introduction (895KB PDF), Chapters 1 and 2 (2MB PDF), Chapters 3, 4 and 5 (2MB PDF), Chapter 6 (2.5MB PDF), Chapter 7 and Appendix (2.5MB PDF).)

. Bay-Delta Environmental Report Card 1996-1999 (839KB PDF)
This report card looks at the top ten critical issues of recent years. The S.F. Estuary Project's stakeholders came together to expand and refine these critical issues and to target some of the tougher new issues facing the Bay-Delta.

Bay-Delta Environmental Report Card 1999-2001 (733KB PDF)
Appendix A: Wetland and Riparian Acquisitions (207KB PDF)

. Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP)
The CCMP presents a blueprint of 145 specific actions to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the Bay and Delta. Now the entire report is online for your viewing.

. Construction Site Planning and Management for Water Quality Protection Publications

. State of the Estuary Report 1992
State of the Estuary Report is a report that describes the existing state of the Bay/Delta estuary and how the estuary is influenced by local and regional activities. It is part of the implementation of CCMP. The entire report is now online for viewing.

. State of the Estuary Report 1997

. SOE 2000/Restoration Primer (30MB PDF - Full Report)
This report describes the current state of the San Francisco Bay-Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary's environment -- waters, wetlands, wildlife, watersheds and the aquatic ecosystem -- and provides restoration recommendations.
(Warning: the above PDF is very large! For your convenience, the report can be downloaded in portions: pp1-15 (9.5MB PDF), pp16-39 (9MB PDF), pp40-59 (6.5MB PDF), pp60-76 (4.5MB PDF).)


. State of the Estuary Report 2002

. State of the Estuary Report 2005

. Fact Sheets and Pamphlets
Fact Sheets provide general information about the Estuary, its problems and the Estuary Project in easily understood non-technical language.

. Status and Trend Reports
These "STR"s -- as they're informally known -- represent the cumulation of five years of scientific research that went into preparing the CCMP for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. They are invaluable documents for anyone interested in the ecology of the Estuary.

. Other Print Publications
Directly order other valuable publications from us. Student discount available where noted.

. Visual Publications
Check out these informative slide shows and video tapes. Available at a reasonable price. Also available at no charge for borrow.

. How to Order
We request donations for those items where a price is given to cover production costs. Make checks payable to "Friends of the San Francisco Estuary" and send to:

Friends of the San Francisco Estuary
P.O. Box 791
Oakland, CA 94604
Phone: (510)622-2465

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