San Francisco Baykeeper

08/21/2026

Reach out to your state senator today to urge them to vote YES on AB 2218 for Indigenous water rights! 💧

Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians

08/13/2026

🚨 Action alert! Help stop the Trump Administration's attempt to weaken protections for the California coast & SF Bay.

This move could open the door to new offshore drilling and other harmful projects. Comments are due by 8/22 - click the link below to learn more!

In a direct assault on the California coast, San Francisco Bay, and waterfront communities, the Trump Administration is attempting to derail the California Coastal Management Program (CCMP) in service of the fossil fuel industry. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has coordin...

08/12/2026

08/11/2026

August is ! 🌊💙

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Photo credit: Chris Goldberg

08/03/2026

There's plenty of cold water to support California's imperiled Chinook salmon - but state agencies are choosing not to act, as our science director Jon Rosenfield explains to Vic Bedoian for 88.1-KFCF KPFA Radio

The US Bureau of Reclamation finalized its 2026 water management plan for Shasta Reservoir in late spring, with a promise to deliver more than two million acre-feet of Sacramento River water to Centra

07/22/2026

Attention, Richmond! The city council has endorsed our cleanup plan for the United Heckathorn Superfund site--but the fight's not over yet. Join us this Saturday for a community meeting to plan next steps!

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetqRYN8IMSX8nDYO13bWUqUI179tZe28pqPLpN0rtHNJbkTw/viewform

Richmond Shoreline Alliance Sierra Club, SF Bay Chapter Richmondside

07/17/2026

Kate Josephs and Michael Herz—the 1970s eco-warrior who founded Baykeeper—are back in the Bay, and they have some stories to tell on their new podcast ONCE UPON A BAY ⚓️

Check out this great piece from Bay Nature magazine to read all about it!

Kate Josephs and Michael Herz—the 1970s eco-warrior who founded Baykeeper—are back in the Bay, and they have some stories to tell.

07/13/2026

Join us July 19 from 4-7pm for the release of our newest vintage of Rosé for the Bay, a wine made in celebration of and support for the San Francisco Bay.

Enjoy fresh oysters from Hog Island Oyster Co. , live music from Adam Traum, meet the team from San Francisco Baykeeper and taste a selection of Obsidian wines. This will likely be the only opportunity to taste and purchase Rosé for the Bay, and production is limited and it is expected to sell out at the event.

Tickets $40/person, proceeds support San Francisco Baykeeper.

07/09/2026

The restoration effort, as Baykeeper science director Jon Rosenfield points out, is admirable but inadequate for saving the Delta Smelt: "It's like building a very nice playground in a neighborhood you've allowed to burn down."

High Country News Bay Nature magazine

The largest tidal restoration project in the Sacramento Delta’s history awaits the return of the threatened Delta smelt.

07/02/2026

An industry that handles a huge volume of toxic waste in the Bay Area is attempting to get a sweetheart carveout from the state, as our attorney Ben Eichenberg writes. That's why we're urging legislators like Buffy Wicks to reject SB 811

Thanks to our partners at West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project for advocating on this issue with us!

"The metal shredding industry, which handles toxic waste in Bay Area communities, is attempting to overhaul hazardous waste laws to get a sweetheart carveout from the state," writes Ben Eichenberg of Baykeeper. "That is why we strongly urge lawmakers to vote 'NO' on Senate Bill 811." {Opinion}