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What You Can Do

Find a Local Watershed Group

Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse in the San Pablo Baylands
Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse in the San Pablo Baylands photo credit: Pelican Media
  • Bay Area Watershed Network
  • Sacramento River Watershed Program
  • Adopt Your Watershed

Know Where it's Safe to Catch and Eat Fish

California issues fish advisories to let people know what is safe to eat, especially for children and pregnant women.

  • Health Advisories

Help Educate Local Students About the Watershed

Use these educational resources to provide information in the classroom about the watershed.

Learn the Issues

The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) publishes many informative reports for those that want to learn more about problems and solutions in the SF Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary.

  • 2007 Envisioning Futures for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
  • 2008 Comparing Futures for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
  • 2008 Navigating the Delta: Comparing Futures, Choosing Options
  • 2009 Fixing the Delta How Will We Pay for It?
  • 2012 Aquatic Stressors in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
  • 2012 Where the Wild Things Aren't: Making the Delta a Better Place for Native Species
  • 2012 California's Water Market By the Numbers
  • 2013 Scientists and Stakeholder Views on the Delta Ecosystem
  • 2013 Integrated Management of Delta Stressors: Institutional and Legal Options
  • 2013 Costs of Ecosystem Management Actions in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
  • 2013 Stress Relief: Prescriptions for a Healthier Delta Ecosystem

Learn About the Water Challenges Facing California

Find out how the San Francisco Bay Delta Watershed is impacting your community and the decisions that are being made about its future.

  • The Challenges

Get Involved in the Decision Making Process

Share your opinions and concerns in these crucial decisions affecting the watershed:

  • Delta Plan
  • Bay Delta Conservation Plan/California Water Fix
  • Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel Deepening
  • State Water Board Water Rights Hearings
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Last updated on November 29, 2022
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