Podcasts
Our podcasts are short audio programs covering wetland related topics ranging from where to go birding in the Bay Area to flood control. For a complete inventory, please visit our Podcast Archive.
SediMatch: A Flood Control 2.0 Tool for Linking Available Sediment with Projects in Need of Sediment
March 2017
Sediment and restoration projects: a love affair! Join us for a presentation of Sedimatch, a new Flood Control 2.0 Tool with Brenda Goeden, Sediment Program Manager at the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
For more information: Visit FloodControl.sfei.org for a complete suite of tools available for flood control and environmental project managers.
For more information:
San Francisco Estuary Institute: www.sfei.org
San Francisco Estuary Partnership: http://www.sfestuary.org
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission: www.bcdc.ca.gov
Take Aways on Flood Control 2.0 Regulatory Studies: Ideas for Improving Multi-Benefit Flood Control Projects Planning Process
March 2017
Join our guest Brenda Goeden, Sediment Program Manager at the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission for a discussion about planning and permitting multi-benefit flood control projects, and what can be done to enhance such a complicated process.
Visit FloodControl.sfei.org for a complete suite of tools available for flood control and environmental project managers.
For more information:
San Francisco Estuary Institute: www.sfei.org
San Francisco Estuary Partnership: http://www.sfestuary.org
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission: www.bcdc.ca.gov
Flood Control 2.0 Implementation Projects
Lower Walnut Creek
March 2017
From single to multi-purpose flood control channel: join Paul Detjens, Senior Civil Engineer with the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District in discussing what the Flood Control 2.0 project brought to the ongoing Lower Walnut Creek Restoration Project.
Visit FloodControl.sfei.org for a complete suite of tools available for flood control and environmental project managers.
For more information:
San Francisco Estuary Institute: www.sfei.org
San Francisco Estuary Partnership: http://www.sfestuary.org
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission: www.bcdc.ca.gov
San Francisquito Creek
March 2017
Len Materman, Executive Director of the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority discusses the challenges of reconnecting marshes with upstream sediment, while maintaining flood protection and environmental benefits over time.
Visit FloodControl.sfei.org for a complete suite of tools available for flood control and environmental project managers.
For more information:
San Francisco Estuary Institute: www.sfei.org
San Francisco Estuary Partnership: http://www.sfestuary.org
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission: www.bcdc.ca.gov
Lower Novato Creek Redesign Project
March 2016
There are extraordinary restoration projects being designed all around SF Bay. One of them is in the North Bay and is called "the Lower Novato Creek Redesign Project". With a history of flooding during large storms in downtown Novato, the community is supportive of projects that integrate flood control and include environmental enhancements. This program looks at the thinking behind the design of this project.
