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Natural Heritage Institute

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

Natural Heritage Institute is a national, non-governmental, non-profit organization founded dedicated to restoring and protecting the natural functions that support water-dependent ecosystems and the services they provide to sustain and enrich human life. NHI applies a wide array of tools and strategies including deploying predictive simulations of water resource systems, on-the-ground ecological restoration projects, design of improved management and institutional arrangements, policy analysis, and legal advocacy and interventions. As a public interest law firm that advocates as an engine for social change, NHI acts as both a representative of environmental interests and a counselor to the ultimate custodians, managers and regulators of water resource assets.

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Gallinas Watershed Council

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

Gallinas Watershed Council (GWC) From the hills of Terra Linda to the wetlands of Santa Venetia, we use the watershed approach to protect and enhance our environment. GWC connects people who live and work in Las Gallinas Valley with their watershed.

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Ducks Unlimited

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

Ducks Unlimited conserves, restores and manages wetlands and associated habitats for North America’s waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people.

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Delta Protection Commission

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

The mission of the Delta Protection Commission is to adaptively protect, maintain, and where possible, enhance and restore the overall quality of the Delta environment.

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Citizens Committee to Complete the Refuge

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

The mission of the Committee is to save the Bay’s remaining wetlands by working to place them under the protection of the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, and to foster world-wide education regarding the value of all wetlands.

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Citizens for East Shore Parks – CESP

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

CESP works to preserve the natural resources and facilitate the recreational and educational opportunities of the east shore of San Francisco Bay, creating a necklace of shoreline parks from Oakland to the Carquinez Strait.

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Baylands Nature Interpretive Center

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

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Avocet Research

July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature

Avocet Research Associates, established in 1984, is an independent biological consulting firm. ARA wildlife biologists conduct monitoring studies of avian populations in Bay Area wetlands to document habitat affinities, abundance, viability, and reproductive success. We have collaborated with many of the environmental consulting firms and public agencies in the Bay Area to develop restoration plans, monitor goals and protocols, achieve long-term objectives, and solve management challenges. Our main focus is on rare, threatened, and endangered species, however we also conduct broad-scale biological reconnaissance, assessments, and impact analyses. Personnel includes: Jules Evens, Mary Anne Flett, Rich Stallcup, and Seth Bunnell.

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Cosumnes River Preserve

July 08, 2012 by Bay Nature Staff

Every year, as many as 4,000 sandhill cranes overwinter in this preserve of wetlands, grasslands and riparian forest before returning …

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Construction Begins on Largest Restoration in San Pablo Bay Refuge

October 25, 2011 by Juliet Grable

At first glance, Cullinan Ranch isn’t much to look at. Bound by Dutchman Slough to the north and Highway 37 to the south, the Solano County property consists of 1,500 acres of low-lying fields. But this former farmland is about to become the largest restored marsh in the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

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