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Save The Bay
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We combine advocacy, restoration and education to protect and restore San Francisco Bay for people and wildlife.
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Hello, Bluesky! Save The Bay is excited to join this community and share our work to protect and restore San Francisco Bay for people and wildlife. From advocating for climate resilience to restoring wetlands, we are dedicated to creating a healthier and more sustainable future for our region.
We are making big strides toward Bay restoration! With construction underway on the Palo Alto Baylands Horizontal Levee this winter we will install 3,000 native plants to improve habitat along the marshland.

Learn more about our Project by reading our latest Bay Story! buff.ly/kywrqEL
November 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Interested in volunteering with Save The Bay? Come join us and learn about native plants, invasive plants, and the work we are doing to restore the Bay.

Saturday 11/08 & 11/22: Planting at Ravenswood (Menlo Park)

Sign up by visiting our website savesfbay.org/calendar/
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Welcome to the second addition of the First Flush Files where we find out what’s ’Trashy or Not Trashy’ from our Policy Fellow and learn what the ’Top 3 Trash Pollutants’ polluting our Bay are from our Policy Manager.

Stay tuned next week for another informative video on trash pollution.
November 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Happy Halloween! As we are now moving into the rainy season we are experiencing the many scary ways in which trash enters our waterways.

Discover how we take on trash, in our latest Bay Story as the solution may be less scary than you think… savesfbay.org/whats-scarie...
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
October has seen rain return the to the Bay Area, and we're taking the opportunity to introduce the First Flush Files.

Stay tuned for these informative videos from our policy team and let us know what you’d like to learn about next!
October 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It's time for California to stand against toxic “forever chemicals“ (PFAS)! A bill is currently on the Governor's desk that would ban PFAS from cookware, cleaning products and more. Six other states have already taken this commonsense step. @governor.ca.gov please sign SB 682 into law now!
October 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
We are celebrating 25years of our volunteer program and are excited to feature a superstar volunteers who make our work possible. Ryan has been an amazing volunteer at Save The Bay who hopes to study environmental science to make a positive impact on the environment through research or policy work.
August 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Habitat Restoration Team (HRT) Fellow Ruby Alvarado designed a collaborative paint-by-number mural that was presented at one of our Queer Affinity programs. Learn more about Ruby Alvarado and how she created her collaborative mural? Read our latest Bay Story, below!
savesfbay.org/pride-mural-...
August 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Save The Bay is excited to announce our brand-new weekly trivia series! Every week we will feature a new topic on plants that are native and invasive to the Bay Area. Tune in every Monday afternoon on our Instagram story to play along with us! www.instagram.com/savesfbay/
July 31, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Save The Bay is excited to announce our PRIDE Affinity Native Plant Volunteer Event happening this weekend! No prior experience is necessary; all tools and guidance will be provided on site.

🌈 06/21: PRIDE! Queer Affinity Native Plant Nursery at Palo Alto Baylands

savesfbay.org/event/pride-...
June 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Soak up the beauty of the Bay Area by visiting a new park in your community. From redwood forests to scenic shorelines, there’s no better time to get outside and explore!
June 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Our Ravenswood Nursery has successfully built 84 raised plant beds to support the rapidly growing restoration of this critical site. Since the levee breach late last year, salt ponds have been reconnected to bay waters-- this is crucial for establishing healthy salt marsh habitat.
June 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Join us Wednesday, June 18 at 7pm for “Cleaner Stormwater, Cleaner Bay!” Save The Bay’s Policy Manager, Josh Quigley will discuss stormwater—a major source of pollution in our San Francisco Bay.

Learn about new solutions to stormwater treatment that will benefit our shorelines. bit.ly/promoteSSS
June 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
This Invasive Species Action Week, we are spotlighting an invasive species that may look harmless, but it is one of the Bay Area’s most problematic invasive plants. The Russian thistle, also known as tumbleweed, thrives in disturbed soils and spreads rapidly.
June 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Work with us! Save The Bay seeks an Individual Giving Officer to advance our donor engagement and communications efforts.

Do you have a collaborative mindset? Are you self-motivated and detail oriented, with a commitment to donor stewardship? Apply today! savesfbay.org/work-with-us/
June 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A proposed plan to widen Highway 37 between Vallejo and Marin County could endanger protected animal species. Read how this project could impact traffic, fully protected species, wetlands, and more.
Plan to relieve traffic congestion between Vallejo and Marin raises environmental concerns
A proposed law would help widen state Highway 37, but critics say it would harm protected species and that rising sea levels call for a more permanent solution.
www.vallejosun.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Save The Bay is excited to announce our PRIDE Affinity Native Plant Volunteer Events happening in June for folks that identify as Queer and QTPOC and are led by staff who share those identities.

6/14: Oakland and 6/21: Palo Alto Baylands

We look forward to seeing you! savesfbay.org/calendar/
June 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Meet the Allen's Hummingbird, a tiny Bay Area bird with a big attitude!

These small dynamic birds zip through coastal sage scrub and gardens like they own the place. Allen's Hummingbirds weigh less than a nickel and migrate hundreds of miles each year!

📸: Rick Lewis

#SpeciesSpotlight #BayBeauty
May 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
In May, our team toured the future North Richmond Horizontal Levee-- a nature-based shoreline project meant to protect North Richmond from rising sea levels. Thanks to The Watershed Project for leading such a knowledgeable tour and community engagement for the project.
May 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
On Sunday, May 18, OpenRoad featured Jessie Olson, Habitat Restoration Director at Save The Bay where she shares the positive impact the Oro Loma Horizontal Levee Demonstration Project in Hayward, California has had in implementing nature-based solutions to rising sea levels. buff.ly/N5OHAyP
May 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Save The Bay’s Political Director, Allison Chan joined Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan discussing the impact microplastics are having on not only the environment, but our local communities. Read our latest blog!
savesfbay.org/bay-area-fre...
May 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Interested in seed cleaning, transplanting, and learning more about native plants across San Francisco Bay? Come out and volunteer with us! Learn more about the amazing volunteer opportunities we have coming for the end of May and beginning of June! savesfbay.org/calendar/
May 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Join Youth United for Community Action for a community town hall to stay informed about the ongoing remediation at the Romic site in East Palo Alto and hear from experts about the risks that rising groundwater may pose on our community. We hope to see you there!
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May 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Natives are blooming, birds are singing, and spring is in full swing so come out to the shoreline and volunteer with us! We have lots of volunteer opportunities in May 🐝🌼☀️

No experience necessary, all tools and instruction will be provided. Sign up on our calendar: savesfbay.org/calendar/
May 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In early April, we set out to learn about large scale Native seed production and vernal pools! The team visited our friends at Hedgerow Farms and the Jepson Prairie Preserve.

Read more about our enriching and enjoyable day full of wildflowers and salamanders: savesfbay.org/native-seed-...
May 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM