Save The Bay (San Francisco)

Save The Bay (San Francisco) Save The Bay protects and restores San Francisco Bay for people and wildlife.

Happy National Dog Day! We hope you spend time outdoors with your favorite trail explorer! The Bay Area is home to some ...
08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day! We hope you spend time outdoors with your favorite trail explorer! The Bay Area is home to some of the greatest hikes in the state (and quite possibly the nation). We’ve put together a fun list of some of our favorite local hikes for you to explore with your dog.

📍 San Leandro, CA - Heron Bay Trail 2 mi Dog-friendly (on-leash)�

📍 Hayward, CA - Peak & Dry Creek Trail Loop 2.2 mi (Dog-friendly)

📍 Oakland, CA - Leona Canyon Trail 3 mi (Dog-friendly)�

📍 San Francisco, CA - Lands End Trail 3.4–4 mi Dog-friendly (on-leash)

📍 Palo Alto, CA - Baylands Nature Preserve 3–6+ mi options Dog-friendly (on-leash)

📍 Palo Alto, CA - Arastradero Preserve 5–10 mi options Dog-friendly (on-leash)

Know of more fun dog-friendly trails we didn't list? Let us know your favorites in the comments below!

Our Habitat Restoration Team HRT and volunteers plant upwards of 20,000 native plants across the Bay Area. Last year, wi...
08/25/2026

Our Habitat Restoration Team HRT and volunteers plant upwards of 20,000 native plants across the Bay Area. Last year, with help from volunteers we removed 26,298 pounds of invasive and non-native species. These actions set the groundwork for native plants to thrive on the shoreline!

You may be wondering, how does our HRT know if we’ve made progress at our restoration sites?

The answer is cooler than you think! Every summer, HRT begin’s monitoring season by quantifying percent coverage— a measure of how much space a plant species takes up in an area, at random points across a restoration site. Percent cover acts as a stand-in for how much influence a species has in an ecosystem by measuring its relative abundance.

So, how does this process show us what we learn? By repeating this process annually it reveals how our sites change over time and how restoration practices can produce different results in vegetation, and how climate patterns can impact plant survival.

To learn more about monitoring season and how our Habitat Restoration Team measures growth and change at our sites we encourage you to read our Bay Story https://savesfbay.org/vegetation-monitoring/

08/23/2026

If you had to choose one plant to be your favorite, which would you choose?

We asked Daniella what her favorite would be, and it may surprise you!

If you are interested in learning more about these plants and their importance to our work, we encourage you to read our latest Bay Stories on our website!

🌱 Let us know which plant is your favorite and why in the comments below!

Lily Melendez (she/her) is from Southern California and has recently graduated from Tufts Friedman School studying Susta...
08/22/2026

Lily Melendez (she/her) is from Southern California and has recently graduated from Tufts Friedman School studying Sustainable Food Systems and Policy. She also holds a BA in Environmental Studies and English from UC Santa Barbara where her love for conservation and environmental justice began. She previously worked as the Community Conservation Fellow at the Richardson Bay Audubon Center where she helped lead in habitat restoration, native plant propagation, and educational programming.

She loves supporting native plants & growing nutritious foods and has worked to encourage conservation agriculture in both urban and rural settings. Her favorite thing is getting to teach kids and adults about the interconnectedness between all life from the smallest of worms to soaring birds. When not at work, you can find her gardening, reading a book outside, cooking new recipes, or birding!

08/20/2026

You better not be in a bad mood in the Bay Trail!

I mean how could you be - the trees, the 350 miles of path, the vibes are top notch. Our policy team took a field trip to appreciate this one of a kind coastal access resource because we’re out here getting motivated to protect what we love.

Some of our favorite moments? Seeing an osprey and watching Josh crush it with a frisbee.

Restoration work is cyclical. As transplanting season comes to an end, our Habitat Restoration Team prepares for seed co...
08/18/2026

Restoration work is cyclical. As transplanting season comes to an end, our Habitat Restoration Team prepares for seed collecting.

This is when our nursery team heads to partner sites in the East Bay and Palo Alto to gather seeds, which they'll scatter along the shoreline or grow into the native plants that get transplanted in future seasons.

So, why do we grow our plants from seed? Learn more about our seeds collection practices across the Bay Area in our latest Bay Story.

https://savesfbay.org/seed-collection-season/

Like us, you may have been fawning over some of the most lovable wildlife on the internet lately - Jimothy the racoon an...
08/17/2026

Like us, you may have been fawning over some of the most lovable wildlife on the internet lately - Jimothy the racoon and Chonkers the sea lion. But did you know that J.I.M.O.T.H.Y is also an acronym for key strategies to prepare the Bay Area for sea level rise and flooding? And that C.H.O.N.K.E.R.S. is an acronym for the benefits that nature-based shoreline projects provide?

To learn more about Save The Bay's local sea level rise and flood resilience recommendations or to read our blog post about the benefits of nature-based solutions, check out the link in our bio!

Thanks to on instagram for the creative inspiration.
https://savesfbay.org/innovative-solutions-to-sea-level-rise-across-the-bay-area/

Illumina is a long-standing partner of Save The Bay, demonstrating the power of sustained commitment in protecting and r...
08/13/2026

Illumina is a long-standing partner of Save The Bay, demonstrating the power of sustained commitment in protecting and restoring San Francisco Bay.

Since 2021, Illumina, Inc. employees have joined Save The Bay twice each year at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve in Hayward, just minutes from the company’s campus. Together, we restore native habitat by planting native seedlings, removing invasive weeds, and clearing trash.

Through this partnership, Illumina has helped us engage more than 2,500 Bay residents on the shoreline, including 980 students! Together, we're building hands-on connections to the Bay and giving people the chance to contribute directly to its restoration.

Join us in celebrating five years of ongoing partnership with Illumina! Be sure to cheack out one of our latest Bay Stories featured on our website!

08/11/2026

Refuse Refuse is working to pass an ordinance in San Francisco that would ban the sale of “filtered” ci******es. Santa Cruz already passed a similar ban to protect its iconic beaches. Daniel Lurie and the SF Board of Supervisors should support this effort to clean up San Francisco’s streets and improve the health of the Bay.

For 50 years, California has successfully managed its coast. Now the Trump administration is attacking those protections...
08/11/2026

For 50 years, California has successfully managed its coast. Now the Trump administration is attacking those protections to benefit polluting industries.

California's Coastal Management Program lets the state review federal projects that affect the coast and the shoreline of San Francisco Bay. Here in the Bay Area, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission uses it to protect water quality, habitat, coastal access, and community safety, while supporting one of the country’s most vibrant economic regions. It's a shining success story of state and federal cooperation.

So why change it? In a word: oil. President Trump wants more offshore drilling, and California has objected. A weaker program wouldn't just open the door to drilling, it could also invite more polluting industry to the Bay's shoreline.

That's why Save The Bay, coastal advocates, and our state and federal representatives are speaking out against this effort to hand California's coast to polluters. https://resources.ca.gov/Newsroom/Page-Content/News-List/California-calls-for-communities?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery

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