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Busted! The Trump Admin just got hit with a legal notice for killing endangered species in violation of the law. Environmental groups aren’t letting it slide. When leaders fail, our friends at @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social @biologicaldiversity.org & @friendsoftheriver.bsky.social step up.
#OceanHoptimism
#OceanHoptimism
Environmental Groups Send Trump Administration Legal Notice for Killing Endangered Species - San Francisco Baykeeper
Media Contacts: Fiona Baker, Associate Communications Director, San Francisco Baykeeper, (510) 671-5705, fiona@baykeeper.org Gary Bobker, Program Director, Friends of the River, (415) 272-6616, gbobke...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Busted! The Trump Admin just got hit with a legal notice for killing endangered species in violation of the law. Environmental groups aren’t letting it slide. When leaders fail, our friends at @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social @biologicaldiversity.org & @friendsoftheriver.bsky.social step up.
#OceanHoptimism
#OceanHoptimism
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You’ve probably heard this claim: Climate’s always changing!
It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.
Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥
Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.
Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥
Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
November 12, 2025 at 12:22 AM
You’ve probably heard this claim: Climate’s always changing!
It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.
Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥
Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
It's true, Earth’s climate has changed before. But not this fast, and not for this reason.
Introducing Cold Facts, Hot Takes: my new series of evidence-based replies to common troll takes 🔥
Want the whole episode? Links below ⬇️
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🚨 Environmental Groups Send Trump Administration Legal Notice for Killing Endangered Species
Today, @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social, @biologicaldiversity.org, and @friendsoftheriver.bsky.social, issued a legal notice of intent to the Trump Administration.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/444xSm9
Today, @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social, @biologicaldiversity.org, and @friendsoftheriver.bsky.social, issued a legal notice of intent to the Trump Administration.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/444xSm9
November 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
🚨 Environmental Groups Send Trump Administration Legal Notice for Killing Endangered Species
Today, @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social, @biologicaldiversity.org, and @friendsoftheriver.bsky.social, issued a legal notice of intent to the Trump Administration.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/444xSm9
Today, @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social, @biologicaldiversity.org, and @friendsoftheriver.bsky.social, issued a legal notice of intent to the Trump Administration.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/444xSm9
BREAKING: We're putting the Trump administration on legal notice for killing and harming winter-run Chinook Salmon, Steelhead & Green Sturgeon in the Bay-Delta.
Thanks to our great coalition partners @biologicaldiversity.org @friendsoftheriver.bsky.social
Read more: baykeeper.org/press_releas...
Thanks to our great coalition partners @biologicaldiversity.org @friendsoftheriver.bsky.social
Read more: baykeeper.org/press_releas...
Environmental Groups Send Trump Administration Legal Notice for Killing Endangered Species - San Francisco Baykeeper
Media Contacts: Fiona Baker, Associate Communications Director, San Francisco Baykeeper, (510) 671-5705, fiona@baykeeper.org Gary Bobker, Program Director, Friends of the River, (415) 272-6616, gbobke...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
BREAKING: We're putting the Trump administration on legal notice for killing and harming winter-run Chinook Salmon, Steelhead & Green Sturgeon in the Bay-Delta.
Thanks to our great coalition partners @biologicaldiversity.org @friendsoftheriver.bsky.social
Read more: baykeeper.org/press_releas...
Thanks to our great coalition partners @biologicaldiversity.org @friendsoftheriver.bsky.social
Read more: baykeeper.org/press_releas...
As our staff scientist Ian Wren indicates in this article, desal byproducts could affect water quality: "You're going to get more nutrients concentrated, more heavy metals, maybe even selenium."
Thanks for the great reporting on this issue @itsmagalig.bsky.social @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social
Thanks for the great reporting on this issue @itsmagalig.bsky.social @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social
This fall, the city of Antioch's new brackish desalination plant started treating water from the Delta. I wrote about the new facility along with the role brackish desalination is playing in the state's water supply strategy for @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social.
www.kneedeeptimes.org/antioch-desa...
www.kneedeeptimes.org/antioch-desa...
Antioch Desalination Plant Provides Path to Water Conservation
The $120 million plant opened this fall and treats 8 million gallons of brackish water a day, 75% of which is drinkable.
www.kneedeeptimes.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
As our staff scientist Ian Wren indicates in this article, desal byproducts could affect water quality: "You're going to get more nutrients concentrated, more heavy metals, maybe even selenium."
Thanks for the great reporting on this issue @itsmagalig.bsky.social @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social
Thanks for the great reporting on this issue @itsmagalig.bsky.social @kneedeeptimes.bsky.social
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The Northern Lights made a surprise appearance over the Bay last night 💫 Who else caught it?
📷: Pankaj Bhargava
📷: Pankaj Bhargava
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Northern Lights made a surprise appearance over the Bay last night 💫 Who else caught it?
📷: Pankaj Bhargava
📷: Pankaj Bhargava
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🚨 @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social, Restore the Delta, and advocates are calling on the Delta Stewardship Council to honor its commitments to environmental justice and transparency for public review of the Certification of Consistency for the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP).
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/49HEWc1
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/49HEWc1
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
🚨 @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social, Restore the Delta, and advocates are calling on the Delta Stewardship Council to honor its commitments to environmental justice and transparency for public review of the Certification of Consistency for the Delta Conveyance Project (DCP).
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/49HEWc1
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/49HEWc1
Attention, SF! A plan is underway to cover Crocker Amazon's fields with synthetic turf, effectively blanketing the area with plastic.
Unlike living lawns, #artificialturf contains heavy metals, PFAS & microplastics.
To push back, join this meeting on 11/12 ⤵️
sfrecpark.org/CivicAlerts....
Unlike living lawns, #artificialturf contains heavy metals, PFAS & microplastics.
To push back, join this meeting on 11/12 ⤵️
sfrecpark.org/CivicAlerts....
sfrecpark.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Attention, SF! A plan is underway to cover Crocker Amazon's fields with synthetic turf, effectively blanketing the area with plastic.
Unlike living lawns, #artificialturf contains heavy metals, PFAS & microplastics.
To push back, join this meeting on 11/12 ⤵️
sfrecpark.org/CivicAlerts....
Unlike living lawns, #artificialturf contains heavy metals, PFAS & microplastics.
To push back, join this meeting on 11/12 ⤵️
sfrecpark.org/CivicAlerts....
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California #KingTides are coming soon!
We need your help to photograph the highest projected tides of the year, to create a record of changes to our shoreline while helping us understand what's vulnerable to flooding now and how sea level rise will impact California in the future. conta.cc/3Jb1S8Q
We need your help to photograph the highest projected tides of the year, to create a record of changes to our shoreline while helping us understand what's vulnerable to flooding now and how sea level rise will impact California in the future. conta.cc/3Jb1S8Q
King Tides are coming soon
Email from California Coastal Commission We need your help to photograph king tides King Tides are Coming Soon! December 4th & 5th, 2025 and January 2nd & 3rd, 2026 Plus: Nov. 6th and Dec. 6th in Sout
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October 31, 2025 at 6:14 PM
California #KingTides are coming soon!
We need your help to photograph the highest projected tides of the year, to create a record of changes to our shoreline while helping us understand what's vulnerable to flooding now and how sea level rise will impact California in the future. conta.cc/3Jb1S8Q
We need your help to photograph the highest projected tides of the year, to create a record of changes to our shoreline while helping us understand what's vulnerable to flooding now and how sea level rise will impact California in the future. conta.cc/3Jb1S8Q
Sometimes, the scariest things are what we *can't* see 😶🌫️
As our director Sejal Choksi-Chugh writes, metal shredding pollution is a big problem--but we recently scored a major win to get the industry to clean up its act with our partners @nrdc.org @woeip.bsky.social baykeeper.org/column/grave...
As our director Sejal Choksi-Chugh writes, metal shredding pollution is a big problem--but we recently scored a major win to get the industry to clean up its act with our partners @nrdc.org @woeip.bsky.social baykeeper.org/column/grave...
Graveyard Smash - San Francisco Baykeeper
During my twenty-plus years at Baykeeper, I’ve been on countless patrols along the West Oakland shoreline. One facility in particular has always stuck out: Schnitzer Steel. You may have seen it, too. ...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Sometimes, the scariest things are what we *can't* see 😶🌫️
As our director Sejal Choksi-Chugh writes, metal shredding pollution is a big problem--but we recently scored a major win to get the industry to clean up its act with our partners @nrdc.org @woeip.bsky.social baykeeper.org/column/grave...
As our director Sejal Choksi-Chugh writes, metal shredding pollution is a big problem--but we recently scored a major win to get the industry to clean up its act with our partners @nrdc.org @woeip.bsky.social baykeeper.org/column/grave...
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The Bay Area is more than halfway toward its goal of restoring 100,000 acres of tidal wetlands, which are a natural buffer to floodwaters from future sea level rise.
The region now boasts 57,800 acres of restored tidal marsh
@kqednews.kqed.org @kqedscience.bsky.social
www.kqed.org/science/1998...
The region now boasts 57,800 acres of restored tidal marsh
@kqednews.kqed.org @kqedscience.bsky.social
www.kqed.org/science/1998...
Rising Tides Drive a Bay Area Push to Bring Back Vanished Marshlands | KQED
The region has restored nearly 58,000 acres of tidal wetlands, bringing new life to the Bay’s edge and fresh hope for flood protection.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The Bay Area is more than halfway toward its goal of restoring 100,000 acres of tidal wetlands, which are a natural buffer to floodwaters from future sea level rise.
The region now boasts 57,800 acres of restored tidal marsh
@kqednews.kqed.org @kqedscience.bsky.social
www.kqed.org/science/1998...
The region now boasts 57,800 acres of restored tidal marsh
@kqednews.kqed.org @kqedscience.bsky.social
www.kqed.org/science/1998...
Join us for an inspiring conversation celebrating endurance, environmental stewardship & the power of women in water at Manny's in SF on 11/12 with distance swimmer Michelle Goodwin 🏊♀️
We hope to see you there!
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We hope to see you there!
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Water Warriors: Protecting the Bay, One Stroke at a Time
Join SF Baykeeper and distance swimmer Michelle Goodwin in conversation celebrating Bay stewardship and the power of women in water.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Join us for an inspiring conversation celebrating endurance, environmental stewardship & the power of women in water at Manny's in SF on 11/12 with distance swimmer Michelle Goodwin 🏊♀️
We hope to see you there!
www.eventbrite.com/e/water-warr...
We hope to see you there!
www.eventbrite.com/e/water-warr...
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🎃 Looking for some last-minute Halloween costume inspo?
Look no further, here are FOUR Steal the Looks: Bay-Delta Edition! Which one are you dressing up as this halloween? 🌿
#stealthelook #baydelta #halloweencostumeidea #chinooksalmon #sandhillcrane #riparianwoodrat #deltasmelt
Look no further, here are FOUR Steal the Looks: Bay-Delta Edition! Which one are you dressing up as this halloween? 🌿
#stealthelook #baydelta #halloweencostumeidea #chinooksalmon #sandhillcrane #riparianwoodrat #deltasmelt
October 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🎃 Looking for some last-minute Halloween costume inspo?
Look no further, here are FOUR Steal the Looks: Bay-Delta Edition! Which one are you dressing up as this halloween? 🌿
#stealthelook #baydelta #halloweencostumeidea #chinooksalmon #sandhillcrane #riparianwoodrat #deltasmelt
Look no further, here are FOUR Steal the Looks: Bay-Delta Edition! Which one are you dressing up as this halloween? 🌿
#stealthelook #baydelta #halloweencostumeidea #chinooksalmon #sandhillcrane #riparianwoodrat #deltasmelt
For the first time since 1909(!), salmon are returning to the Klamath River's headwaters following the completion of a major dam removal project.
A good reminder that nature can rebound if we just let it 🐟🐟🐟
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... @sfchronicle.com @kurtisalexander.bsky.social
A good reminder that nature can rebound if we just let it 🐟🐟🐟
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... @sfchronicle.com @kurtisalexander.bsky.social
Salmon reach headwaters for first time in a century after California dam removal
Klamath River salmon have crossed a major threshold after dams were removed along the California-Oregon border, with the fish reaching the river’s headwaters for the first time in more than a...
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October 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
For the first time since 1909(!), salmon are returning to the Klamath River's headwaters following the completion of a major dam removal project.
A good reminder that nature can rebound if we just let it 🐟🐟🐟
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... @sfchronicle.com @kurtisalexander.bsky.social
A good reminder that nature can rebound if we just let it 🐟🐟🐟
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... @sfchronicle.com @kurtisalexander.bsky.social
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For a century, they were gone. But California condors are making a comeback in these parts of the Bay Area—In total, the Ventana Wildlife Society — a group that traps, breeds and rehabilitates the vultures… www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/20/f... Kyle Martin @mercurynews.com
For a century, they were gone. But California condors are making a comeback in these parts of the Bay Area
“These movements into Alameda County, and even Contra Costa County, are the first to be documented in over 100 years.”
www.mercurynews.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
For a century, they were gone. But California condors are making a comeback in these parts of the Bay Area—In total, the Ventana Wildlife Society — a group that traps, breeds and rehabilitates the vultures… www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/20/f... Kyle Martin @mercurynews.com
Good news! In a welcome victory, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social vetoed a bill that would have created a loophole for hazardous waste from metal shredders.
BIG thanks to everyone who responded to our action alert urging the governor to oppose this bill!
Learn more: baykeeper.org/enews/update...
BIG thanks to everyone who responded to our action alert urging the governor to oppose this bill!
Learn more: baykeeper.org/enews/update...
UPDATES FOR OCTOBER 2025 - San Francisco Baykeeper
New Victory to Stop Hazardous Waste Why Is the State Selling the Bay’s Sand? Preventing Algae Blooms—With the Help of Our Tipsters Take Action: Baseball Fields Should Be Pollution Free The Oakland Coa...
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October 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Good news! In a welcome victory, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social vetoed a bill that would have created a loophole for hazardous waste from metal shredders.
BIG thanks to everyone who responded to our action alert urging the governor to oppose this bill!
Learn more: baykeeper.org/enews/update...
BIG thanks to everyone who responded to our action alert urging the governor to oppose this bill!
Learn more: baykeeper.org/enews/update...
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@sfbaykeeper.bsky.social urges SF Rec & Park to reject plans to replace Crocker Amazon’s last natural fields with artificial turf. PFAS, runoff, and lost green space aren’t progress. Keep the park alive, not plastic. 🌱 Tell SF Rec & Park: protect our playfields and our Bay. #SaveCrockerAmazon
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October 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
@sfbaykeeper.bsky.social urges SF Rec & Park to reject plans to replace Crocker Amazon’s last natural fields with artificial turf. PFAS, runoff, and lost green space aren’t progress. Keep the park alive, not plastic. 🌱 Tell SF Rec & Park: protect our playfields and our Bay. #SaveCrockerAmazon
Reach out to @governor.ca.gov ASAP to stop toxic PFAS! Monday is the LAST DAY for him to sign or veto bills this legislative session
#SB682 by @benallenca.bsky.social bans toxic PFAS from cookware, cleaning products & more! These “forever chemicals” harm our health & environment. CA deserves safer products – like 6 other states already have!
CA – urge @governor.ca.gov to support this bill and sign SB 682 into law!!
CA – urge @governor.ca.gov to support this bill and sign SB 682 into law!!
October 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Reach out to @governor.ca.gov ASAP to stop toxic PFAS! Monday is the LAST DAY for him to sign or veto bills this legislative session
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Hanging onto every bit of good news
The river has come alive in the Klamath with wild Chinook salmon. The wider ecosystem is healing.
This most powerful story of Indigenous-led #rewilding after the largest dam removal in US history keeps getting better.
lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/o...
The river has come alive in the Klamath with wild Chinook salmon. The wider ecosystem is healing.
This most powerful story of Indigenous-led #rewilding after the largest dam removal in US history keeps getting better.
lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/o...
One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, 'There's Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place': Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife
lostcoastoutpost.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Hanging onto every bit of good news
The river has come alive in the Klamath with wild Chinook salmon. The wider ecosystem is healing.
This most powerful story of Indigenous-led #rewilding after the largest dam removal in US history keeps getting better.
lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/o...
The river has come alive in the Klamath with wild Chinook salmon. The wider ecosystem is healing.
This most powerful story of Indigenous-led #rewilding after the largest dam removal in US history keeps getting better.
lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/o...
📣 We're hiring! Baykeeper's looking for a new Finance & Administrative Associate with a high attention to detail and proven ability to stay organized.
Our new associate should also be someone who enjoys working in a collaborative environment for a great cause 🌊
baykeeper.org/jobs-and-int...
Our new associate should also be someone who enjoys working in a collaborative environment for a great cause 🌊
baykeeper.org/jobs-and-int...
Jobs and Internships - San Francisco Baykeeper
Baykeeper defends San Francisco Bay and the health of the watershed from the biggest environmental threats and holds polluters accountable. For 36 years, we’ve used science, advocacy, and law to achie...
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October 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
📣 We're hiring! Baykeeper's looking for a new Finance & Administrative Associate with a high attention to detail and proven ability to stay organized.
Our new associate should also be someone who enjoys working in a collaborative environment for a great cause 🌊
baykeeper.org/jobs-and-int...
Our new associate should also be someone who enjoys working in a collaborative environment for a great cause 🌊
baykeeper.org/jobs-and-int...
We can confirm: The EBMUD tour is as fascinating as it is smelly!
Find out what happens after you flush!
@sfgate.com
@sfgate.com
This Bay Area tour is so popular, tickets are usually gone within minutes
"This tour stinks, but I loved it."
www.sfgate.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We can confirm: The EBMUD tour is as fascinating as it is smelly!
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Oakland lost its legal battle against coal. So when could coal trains start running?— @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social was among the environmental groups that have legally challenged the proposal since 2015… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @taraduggan.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
Oakland lost its legal battle against coal. So when could coal trains start running?
The city of Oakland just lost its legal battle to stop a coal terminal from being built. Here’s what residents can expect.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Oakland lost its legal battle against coal. So when could coal trains start running?— @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social was among the environmental groups that have legally challenged the proposal since 2015… www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti... @taraduggan.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
"It's bad for public health, it's bad for the bay," as our director Sejal Choksi-Chugh told @taraduggan.bsky.social:
"It's just not a good idea to keep these coal exports continuing when we've got a climate crisis on our hands that is exacerbated by burning coal." www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
"It's just not a good idea to keep these coal exports continuing when we've got a climate crisis on our hands that is exacerbated by burning coal." www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Oakland lost its legal battle against coal. So when could coal trains start running?
The city of Oakland just lost its legal battle to stop a coal terminal from being built. Here’s what residents can expect.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
"It's bad for public health, it's bad for the bay," as our director Sejal Choksi-Chugh told @taraduggan.bsky.social:
"It's just not a good idea to keep these coal exports continuing when we've got a climate crisis on our hands that is exacerbated by burning coal." www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
"It's just not a good idea to keep these coal exports continuing when we've got a climate crisis on our hands that is exacerbated by burning coal." www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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In otter news.. 🦦
Dr. Jane Goodall came to California in April to help launch the Sea Otter Fund, a campaign to restore the furry climate warriors to their West Coast range. My story on that was published today. In today's newsletter I wrote about Goodall's support of sea otters. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Private Funding Is Set to Help California’s Sea Otters Recover
Happy Friday! We’ve got your weekly debrief of what went on in Washington, DC, amid the government shutdown. But first, sea otters.
www.bloomberg.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
In otter news.. 🦦
Do you regularly hike, bike, kayak, surf, swim, or enjoy other recreational activities around SF Bay?
Then we want to hear from you! 👇
Then we want to hear from you! 👇
Take Action: Advocate for Bay Recreation - San Francisco Baykeeper
Do you regularly hike, bike, kayak, surf, swim, or enjoy other recreational activities around the Bay? We want to hear from you! Our program team is building a network of Bay enthusiasts who can help ...
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October 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Do you regularly hike, bike, kayak, surf, swim, or enjoy other recreational activities around SF Bay?
Then we want to hear from you! 👇
Then we want to hear from you! 👇