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The Bay Institute has been developing and leading model scientific research, education, and advocacy programs to preserve San Francisco Bay and its vast watershed — from the Sierra to the Golden Gate — since 1981. Our mission is "to protect and restore the ecosystems of San Francisco Bay, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and the rivers, streams, and watershed tributary to the Estuary."

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The California Dept. of Water Resources is holding public meetings on the proposed Bay Delta Conservation Plan. Now is the time to speak up for the future of the Delta.
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A federal judge has invalidated a water plan that would have allowed more pumping from the San Francisco Bay-Delta at the expense of protected salmon and steelhead.
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