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Picking Off Periwin...
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19:16:55 06/17/11

Littorina littorea is an exotic snail that has been introduced into San Francisco Bay. It is a small creature, so what harm can it do? Turns out it can have big im...

Picking Off Periwinkles

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Picking Off Periwinkles

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Littorina littorea is an exotic snail that has been introduced into San Francisco Bay. It is a small creature, so what harm can it do? Turns out it can have big impacts on native species.

Marsh Magic
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23:52:06 06/16/11

The Estuary Partnership and Marin Audubon Society are working to enhance the habitat value of seasonal and tidal marshes at Bahia Marsh in Marin County, over a thr...

Marsh Magic

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Marsh Magic

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The Estuary Partnership and Marin Audubon Society are working to enhance the habitat value of seasonal and tidal marshes at Bahia Marsh in Marin County, over a three-year period. We are growing and planting 40,920 native plants to help establish upland transition zones adjacent to the existing tidal wetlands. These plants will help create a more ecologically complete and resilient wetland habitat attractive to the federally-listed, endangered California clapper rail and salt marsh harvest mouse, and other wildlife. The seasonal and tidal wetlands, uplands, and transition zones will form an integrated network of habitats.

Taming Mercury
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20:05:51 05/17/11

Mercury has been called San Francisco Bay's public enemy number one. It is the main pollutant driving public health concerns about eating fish from the Bay, a...

Taming Mercury

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Taming Mercury

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Mercury has been called San Francisco Bay's public enemy number one. It is the main pollutant driving public health concerns about eating fish from the Bay, and it is a prime suspect in harming the health of birds and wildlife in the Bay. Its most toxic form is methylmercury because that form bioaccumulates in critters in higher and higher concentrations as it moves up the food chain. Learn what scientists are doing to control it.

Pump It Don't Dump It
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21:18:44 05/02/11

When we consider the fact that over one million registered boats cruise the waters of California, we can begin to understand the potential impact that recreational...

Pump It Don't Dump It

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Pump It Don't Dump It

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When we consider the fact that over one million registered boats cruise the waters of California, we can begin to understand the potential impact that recreational boaters can have on their environment. ;The untreated sewage discharge of one devoted weekend boater produces an amount of bacterial pollution equal to that of 10,000 people whose wastes are treated.

Cleaner Greener Boa...
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21:07:25 05/02/11

Recreational boaters are lucky enough to experience the beauty of the San Francisco Bay and Delta up close and personal. Yet those same people can have huge impact...

Cleaner Greener Boating

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Cleaner Greener Boating

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Recreational boaters are lucky enough to experience the beauty of the San Francisco Bay and Delta up close and personal. Yet those same people can have huge impacts on the Bay's water quality, especially if they flush untreated sewage into the Bay or don't maintain their boats properly. But there are easy solutions, and James Walter, San Francisco's South Beach Harbormaster, shares some of them in this video. The video also includes information for other harbormasters about grants for installing pumpouts.

Trestle Trouble
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01:39:54 04/14/11

Most of the train trestles over creeks and marshes at the Bay’s edges were built in the late 1800s or early 1900s and are seriously undersized, causing creek water...

Trestle Trouble

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Trestle Trouble

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Most of the train trestles over creeks and marshes at the Bay’s edges were built in the late 1800s or early 1900s and are seriously undersized, causing creek waters to back up behind them, resulting in localized flooding. When tides are high and as sea level rises and/or storms become more severe, the problem will only worsen. Some experts say that many costly federal and local flood control projects on the Bay's creeks have been necessitated by undersized trestles and culverts.

Cut The Curbs To Cl...
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18:07:44 12/14/10

How can Bay Area cities green their streets, making them more livable and attractive, while helping San Francisco Bay? Two pioneers from El Cerrito and two scienti...

Cut The Curbs To Claim The Rain!

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Cut The Curbs To Claim The Rain!

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How can Bay Area cities green their streets, making them more livable and attractive, while helping San Francisco Bay? Two pioneers from El Cerrito and two scientists from the Estuary Institute explain how green stormwater treatment systems help slow and filter polluted water before it reaches local creeks and San Francisco Bay.

Greener Pest Control
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17:35:50 11/23/10

Homeowners and building managers can eliminate or reduce pesticides by using Integrated Pest Management (IPM), which involves good housekeeping, making physical ch...

Greener Pest Control

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Greener Pest Control

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Homeowners and building managers can eliminate or reduce pesticides by using Integrated Pest Management (IPM), which involves good housekeeping, making physical changes to keep pests out, and using less or non-toxic pesticides. Chemical solutions should be used as a last resort, and if they are used, should be used in the smallest possible and targeted amounts.

Controlling Ants In...
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01:49:07 11/23/10

Ant pesticides are so toxic that even tiny amounts sprayed in and around your house can kill the microscopic creatures at the base of the food chain in creeks many...

Controlling Ants In Your Home

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Controlling Ants In Your Home

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Ant pesticides are so toxic that even tiny amounts sprayed in and around your house can kill the microscopic creatures at the base of the food chain in creeks many miles downstream. In this report, we offer environmentally sound methods to deter ants from entering your home.

Fish Friendly Farming
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00:33:01 08/24/10

Fish Friendly Farming

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Fish Friendly Farming

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Fish Friendly Farming

Nature's Filtration...
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16:49:46 08/04/10

Two scientists explain how the soil and plants in green stormwater treatment systems filter pollutants and how they are studying the process and reporting their re...

Nature's Filtration Systems

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Nature's Filtration Systems

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Two scientists explain how the soil and plants in green stormwater treatment systems filter pollutants and how they are studying the process and reporting their results. San Francisco Estuary Partnership

Help From Harbors
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16:26:51 08/04/10

Harbors lining San Francisco Bay are impacted by oil spills but harbor masters are often overlooked as resources and potential responders. Ted Warburton, Harbormas...

Help From Harbors

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Help From Harbors

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Harbors lining San Francisco Bay are impacted by oil spills but harbor masters are often overlooked as resources and potential responders. Ted Warburton, Harbormaster at the Brisbane Marina, talks about his experience during the Cosco Busan oil spill. San Francisco Estuary Partnership

Parking Strip Lands...
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18:06:55 07/21/10

Removing concrete helps create a more permeable watershed in San Francisco.

Parking Strip Landscaping

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Parking Strip Landscaping

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Removing concrete helps create a more permeable watershed in San Francisco.

Claim The Rain
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17:03:40 07/15/10

Choosing the right soils and plants can transform home and public gardens into beautiful filtration systems that protect our creeks and the San Francisco Bay. Eric...

Claim The Rain

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Claim The Rain

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Choosing the right soils and plants can transform home and public gardens into beautiful filtration systems that protect our creeks and the San Francisco Bay. Eric Berntsen, a specialist with the California State Water Resources Control Board, shares the many benefits of rain gardens.

Slow It Spread It ...
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17:01:05 06/16/10

Learn about green streets and stormwater.

Slow It Spread It Sink It!

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Slow It Spread It Sink It!

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Learn about green streets and stormwater.

Let Plants Do The W...
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16:47:18 06/16/10

What is soil bioengineering?

Let Plants Do The Work!

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Let Plants Do The Work!

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What is soil bioengineering?

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Taming Mercury

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Taming Mercury
05/17/11

Mercury has been called San Francisco Bay's public enemy number one. It is the main pollutant driving public health concerns about eating fish from the Bay, and it is a prime suspect in harming the health of birds and wildlife in the Bay. Its most toxic form is methylmercury because that form bioaccumulates in critters in higher and higher concentrations as it moves up the food chain. Learn what scientists are doing to control it.

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