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Legislation & Policy

Articles:

Prop 21 Promises New Day for State Parks
From Loving Land to Saving It
Big Solar Coming to East Bay?
People Join Hands Across the Sand, Protesting Offshore Oil
Saving Land, From Hilltops to the Bay
Proposed State Park Closures
Ballot Measure Results
Jeff Miller, Man on a Mission
Despite promise of developer funds, Candlestick Point will close
The Once and Future Delta
Letter from the Publisher
Resources for Learning More About the Delta
Fight Over Bayshore Power Plant
San Jose a Trailblazer on Banning Single-Use Bags
Bay Area Environment on the November Ballot
Jean Siri Memorial
Threatened Steelhead
Legacy: Portraits of 50 Bay Area Environmental Elders
New Guardians for the Golden Gate
Ballot Initiatives for Open Space
Delisting of the Brown Pelican
Should National Parks Allow Air Tours?
"Nature Belongs in Our Cities"
Legislating for nature
Solutions for some state parks on closure list
Foraging 101
A streak of silver in state parks cloud
Saving Mono Lake State Reserve
McGrath’s Army Takes Back the Beach
Rural Refuge in the Redwoods
Act Now to Save California State Parks
A Little Help from Our Friends
Big solar on ice in Alameda County
Protesting Burrowing Owl Eviction
Bay Area Conservancy Turns 15, but Running Out of Funds
Brent Plater Takes Aim at Sharp Park
"Never Give Up!"
The Key to Willow Creek
Making Waves for a Healthy Ocean
Marine Sanctuary Update
Proposed Development of Gateway Valley
Bullet Train Through Henry W. Coe State Park and Orestimba Wilderness
Marin Development on San Geronimo Blocked
Casino Proposal at Arrowhead Marsh
Concord Naval Weapons Station
San Francisco Natural Areas Program
Two Chances for Expansion at Mori Point
Visualizing Futures for Redwood City Salt Ponds
Letter from the Publisher
The Parks and the People
Eastshore Park, Two Decades in the Making
Hunters Point Power Plant Controversy
Long Line Fishing Update
More Dams Coming?
The Eastshore State Park and the Fate of the Albany Bulb
The Offshore Drilling Debate
Update: Expanding Reservoirs
Update: Franklin Canyon
Web Extra: Elections Coverage
Taking the Heat
Rare Species in Contra Costa County Protected from Development
Marine Sonar Controversy
Great White Shark Diving
Clean Water Act's 30th Anniversary
Rediscovery of Mount Diablo Buckwheat
New Golf Course in Menlo Park
Altering the ESA
Tracking Richmond’s Bay Trail
Making Peace with Coyote
Betting on Point Molate
Beachfront Property
Interview with Marty Rosen
What Are Marine Protected Areas?
The Tribe
Private Land, Public Good
San Mateo Coast
Livermore Valley
Sonoma County
Four Threats to a Healthy Bay
Protecting the Little Fish, Food for Many
SF Aims to Make City Safer for Birds
Agreement Opens Way for Quarrying on Apperson Ridge
Bay Area Ridge Trail faces uncertain future
Rodent bait a danger to wildlife
State park advocates hit capitol halls
Supes to decide on Sharp Park today; then to Mayor’s office

Videos:

Joan Hamilton on state parks' future
Asphalt Plant Controversy in Petaluma Wetland

Organizations:

Alameda Creek Alliance
Audubon Society - Mount Diablo Chapter
Audubon Society - Napa-Solano Chapter
Audubon Society - Sequoia Audubon
Bay Area Alliance for Sustainable Communities
Bay Area Open Space Council
San Francisco Bay Trail
Berkeley Ecology Center
Bluewater Network
California Council of Land Trusts
California Indian Basketweavers Association
California Invasive Plant Council - CalIPC
California League of Conservation Voters
California Native Plant Society - East Bay Chapter
California Native Plant Society - Marin Chapter
California Native Plant Society - Milo Baker Chapter (Sonoma County)
California Native Plant Society - Napa Valley Chapter
California Native Plant Society - Sacramento Valley Chapter
California Native Plant Society - Santa Clara Valley Chapter
California Native Plant Society - Santa Cruz Chapter
California Native Plant Society - Statewide
California Native Plant Society - Willis Linn Jepson Chapter (Solano County)
California Native Plant Society - Yerba Buena Chapter (SF and N Peninsula)
California Oak Foundation
California State Parks Foundation
California Watershed Network
Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration [CEMAR]
Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge
Citizens for East Shore Parks - CESP
City and County of San Francisco Department of the Environment
Claremont Canyon Conservancy
California Coastal Conservancy
Coastal Watershed Council
Coastwalk
Coe Advocates
Committee for Green Foothills
Contra Costa Resource Conservation District
Contra Costa Watershed Forum
Coral Reef Alliance
Ducks Unlimited
Environmental Action Committee of West Marin - EAC
Environmental Defense
Environmental Forum of Marin
Forests Forever
Friends of Coyote Hills
Friends of the San Francisco Estuary
Golden Gate Audubon Society
Greenbelt Alliance
Literacy for Environmental Justice
Madrone Audubon Society
Marin Audubon Society
Marin Conservation League
Neighborhood Parks Council
Ocean Conservancy
Pelagic Shark Research Foundation
Salmonid Restoration Federation
San Bruno Mountain Watch
San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board - SFBRWQCB
Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society
Santa Cruz Mountains Bioregional Conference
Save Our Shores
Save the Bay
Sierra Club - Loma Prieta Chapter
Sierra Club - San Francisco Bay Chapter
TRAC - Trails for Richmond Action Committee
Tri-City Ecology Center
Tuolumne River Trust
US Fish & Wildlife Service - California & Nevada
US Forest Service- California Region
Acterra
Audubon California
Santa Clara County Creeks Coalition
California Coastal Commission
Planet Drum
Russian Riverkeeper
Canopy
Sustainable Fairfax
Center for Biological Diversity
Water Education Foundation
California Rangeland Conservation Coalition
San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)
Arc Ecology
Merritt College Environmental Programs
Natural Resources Defense Council - Green Gate
Center for Environmental Health
San Francisco Estuary Project
California Wildlife Foundation