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Working Comittees

The SFBJV has four working committees (and one subcommittee) that assist the Management Board in implementing Joint Venture's goals:

Working committees are represented by a Chair, or Co-Chairs, who may also serve on the Executive Committee and provide input on JV governance, management board meeting content and agendas, and help draft the annual work plan. Committees generally meet every other month, or on a project-needs basis. Anyone interested in joining a committee should contact the Joint Venture.

Conservation Committee

Marsh

Chair: Julian Wood, SF Bay Program Leader with Point Blue Conservation Science

Executes Implementation Strategy by:

  • Developing a list of potential acquisition, restoration and enhancement opportunities and specific projects that will further the goals of the Joint Venture, based on technical review and evaluation
  • Developing prioritization criteria, and recommend projects to the Management Board, integrating marshland and creek issues.
  • Tracks accomplishments of Joint Venture projects and execution of Implementation Strategy
  • Providing technical information and assistance to the Management Board and members
  • Oversees, advises, and integrates with Creeks subcommittee as needed
  • Guides and contributes to revisions of Implementation Strategy
  • Recommends to the Management Board the creation of new Working Committees as need arises
  • Provides technical information to the Management Board to set and achieve habitat objectives
  • Performs work assignments as directed by the Management Board
  • Coordinates Joint Venture Implementation Strategy with Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals Project

Partner Organizations

Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Audubon California, Bay Conservation and Development Commission, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California Land Stewardship Institute , California State Parks Foundation, Citizens' Committee to Complete the Refuge, City of Hercules, City of San Jose, Conservation Corps North Bay, Contra Costa County Community Development Department, Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District, Contra Costa Resource Conservation District, Ducks Unlimited, East Bay Regional Park District, Friends of the Petaluma River, Golden Gate Audubon Society, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Invasive Spartina Project, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation, Literacy for Environmental Justice, Marin Audubon Society, Marin County Public Works Department, Mt. View Sanitary District, Muir Heritage Land Trust, Napa County Resource Conservation District, National Estuarine Research Reserve, National Park Service, Natural Heritage Institute, NOAA Fisheries, PG&E Company, Phil Williams & Associates, Planning & Conservation League (Bay Delta), Point Blue Conservation Science, Presidio Trust, Restoration Design Group, Richardson Bay Audubon Center & Sanctuary, Romberg-Tiburon Center, Salmon Protection and Watershed Network, San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, San Francisco Bay Joint Venture, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Estuary Institute, San Francisco Estuary Partnership, San Francisco State University, San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority, San Francisquito Watershed Council, San Jose State University, San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Santa Clara Valley Water Distirct, Save The Bay, Sierra Club San Francisco Bay, Solano Land Trust, Sonoma Ecology Center, Sonoma Land Trust, Sonoma Resource Conservation District, State Coastal Conservancy, The Bay Institute , The Watershed Project, Trust for Public Land , UC Davis, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service - Coastal Program, US Geological Survey, Wildlife Conservation Board

Science Steering Committee

Chair: Renee Spenst, DU

The purpose of the Science Steering Committee is to facilitate and coordinate science that informs SFBJV habitat priorities and management decisions by SFBJV resource management partners as per the SFBJV Implementation Plan, the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, the Subtidal Goals Report, and the Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals Update (BEHGU). The Science Steering Committee will be the body to provide leadership for the SFBJV Science Program.

Members include SFBJV Management Board agencies/organizations with science capacity or purview. Current members include one or two representatives each from the following agencies and organizations:

Audubon California, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Ducks Unlimited, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA National Estuarine Research Reserve, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Point Blue Conservation Science, San Francisco Estuary Institute, Together Bay Area, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey

Some major projects are also represented. These include the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project and the Subtidal Goals Project, and the Tidal Marsh Recovery Plan.

Goverment Affairs Committee

Chair: Rebecca Schwartz Lesberg - Coastal Policy Solutions, President

  • Develops and implements federal, state, and regional strategies to secure appropriations for JV supported projects and address policy issues
  • Tracks current and developing Government issues
  • Advises Management Board on appropriate action

Partners include:

Army Corps of Engineers, Audubon California, Bay Conservation and Development Commission, California Coastal Conservancy, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California State Water Resources Control Board, California Waterfowl Association, Central Valley Habitat Joint Venture, Citizens' Committee to Complete the Refuge, Defenders of Wildlife, Ducks Unlimited, Golden Gate Audubon Society, Point Blue Conservation Science, San Francisco Estuary Partnership, Save The Bay, Sonoma Land Trust, Together Bay Area, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Wildlife Conservation Board

Regional Communications Team

Some of the Regional Team on September 2019 Tour of North Bay projects

Co-Chairs: Caroline Warner, SF Bay JV and Darcie Luce, SF Estuary Partnership

The regional communications team meets regularly to discuss best practices, strategies and tools for communicating about trending and emerging issues related to wetlands, wetland restoration and the Estuary at large. 

Partners include:

Bay Nature Magazine, California Coastal Conservancy, Ducks Unlimited, Point Blue Conservation Science, San Francisco Estuary Institute, San Francisco Estuary Partnership, Save The Bay, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board, SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, UC California Naturalist, Program, US Fish & Wildlife Service


Regional Creeks Subcommittee

Chair: Tom Gardali of Point Blue Conservation Science

The Regional Creeks committee is a sub-committee of the Conservation Delivery Committee that

Science-based recommendations for riparian habitat conservation are currently under development, and this committee is expected to become increasingly active over time. A Bay Area Creeks maps can be found here:  http://www.museumca.org/creeks/

Partners include:

Alameda County Public Works, Alameda Creek Alliance, Alameda Flood Control District - Watersheds, Bay Area Watershed Network (BAWN), California Coastal Conservancy, Council of Bay Area Resource Conservation Districts, East Bay Conservation Corps, Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed, Friends of Five Creeks, Friends of the Creeks, Marin County Public Works, Napa County Resource Conservation District, Northbay Riparian Station, Point Blue Conservation Science, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Estuary Institute, San Francisco Estuary Partnership, San Mateo County Parks, San Mateo Resource Conservation District, Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society, Sonoma Ecology Center, Sonoma Resource Conservation District, Urban Creeks Council, The Watershed Project, Wildlife Conservation Board