In case you missed a recent webinar and want to catch up on the exciting revelations, click the link below to view the video.
Equity Module Webinar (November 8, 2023)
TOGETHER Bay Area 30x30 Webinar (March 15, 2023)
Resilience Module Webinar (April 7, 2022)
Mitigation Wizard Webinar (November 18, 2020)
Bay Area Greenprint Webinar (October 28, 2020)
Conservation Lands Network 2.0 : Getting the Most out of the CLN (October 14, 2020)
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Check out the following listing of Bay Area-relevant online resources providing more in-depth support of your efforts in planning for the environment and people. The resource types include: (1) Conservation Mapping Tools, (2) Regional & State Conservation Plans, and (3) Natural and Agricultural Resources Data.
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Wetlands Mapper (US Fish and Wildlife Service) - map viewing appliction showing National Wetlands Inventory including status, extent, characteristics and functions of wetlands, riparian, nad deepawater habitats.
InVEST (Natural Capital Project) (Stanford University) - a suite of free, open-source software models used to map and value ecosystem services provided by land- and seascapes
Modeling Bird Distribution Responses to Climate Change (California Avian Data Center) - a mapping tool that provides climate models and multi-source bird data to predict current and future species distributions for California terrestrial breeding bird species
Conservation Lands Network (Bay Area Open Space Council) - a vision, guide, and network to prioritize protection of 2 mil acres of the Bay Area’s upland habitats and rare landscapes for biodiversity conservation
Priority Conservation Areas (PCAs) (Association of Bay Area Governments) - Bay Area open spaces that provide agricultural, natural resource, scenic, recreational, and/or ecological values and ecosystem functions
Future San Francisco Bay Tidal Marshes Planning Tool (Point Blue Conservation Science) - a climate-smart planning tool for making informed decisions about adaptation planning, restoration potential, and land acquisition given various sea-level rise and sedimentation scenarios in the SF Bay Estuary
Local Advocacy Groups and Urban Agriculture Projects (University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources) - a list of various urban agriculture organizations and projects in California, listed by region
California Agricultural Tourism Directory (University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources) - a list of farms and organizations that offer agrotourism programs in California, listed by region
Bay Area Urban Farming Resource Guide (University of California Agriculture & Natural Resources) - a list of resources, from research institutions to training opportunities, on urban farming in the Bay Area
Bay Area Food Landscapes (Sustainable Agriculture Education Center) - a PDF map of local agriculture in the Bay Area
Flood Map Service Center by Address (Federal Emergency Management Agency) - the official public source for flood hazard information produced in support of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) used to better understand flood risk.
Our Coast Our Future (OCOF) - a collaborative, user-driven project focused on providing coastal California resource managers and land use planners locally relevant, online maps and tools to help understand, visualize, and anticipate vulnerabilities to sea level rise and storms
Coastal Resilience (The Nature Conservancy) - a program led by The Nature Conservancy to examine nature’s role in reducing coastal flood risk. The program consists of an approach, a web mapping tool, and a network of practitioners around the world supporting hazard mitigation and climate adaptation planning
Sustainable Groundwater Management and Data and Tools (California Department of Water Resources) - a suite of resources, including mapping tools like the SGMA Data Viewer, to assist local and state agencies and the public to easily access water groundwater data in order to make informed management decisions in accordance with the Sustainable Groundwater Managment Act (SGMA)
California Watershed Management Policy History - Major policy initiatives in California over the last 15 years that comprise the state’s framework for conducting state supported watershed management.
Flood Control 2.0 (San Francisco Estuary Institute & The Aquatic Science Center) - a toolbox that leverages local resources from several flood control agencies to reassess how ecological functions can be integrated into flood control design and management in the Bay Area
Vital Signs - Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) - a data visualization tool that explores historical trends of vulnerability to sea level rise in the Bay Area
SF Bay Area Climate-Smart Watershed Analyst (Point Blue Conservation Science and California Landscape Conservation Partnership) - an analysis tool that assesses historic climate and hydrology data and compare with modeled future scenarios, create graphs, and downloand climate-water summaries for specific watersheds.
EcoAtlas (SF Estuary Institute) - provides access to information about the quantity and quality of California wetlands and enables integration of information to provide landscape context for consideration of wetland extent and condition
Critical Species LookBook A compendium of California's threatened and endangered species for sustainable groundwater management
Air Quality Interactive Maps (Bay Area Air Quality Management District) - view interactive maps showing weather and air quality monitoring data from sites throughout the Bay Area.
Vital Signs - Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) - a data visualization tool that explores historical trends of GHG emissions in the Bay Area
Vital Signs - Ozone Concentrations (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) -a data visualization tool that explores historical trends of ozone concentration in the Bay Area
Bay Area Trail Project (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) - a planned 500 mile walking and cycling around the entire San Francisco Bay Area
SF Bay Area Water Trail (State Coastal Conservancy and Association of Bay Area Governments) - a regional program that encourages non-motorized small boaters to safely enjoy the San Francisco Bay
The Bay Area Ridge Trail (Bay Area Ridge Trail Council) - regional maps of hikes, trail runs, bike trails, and equestrian rides along the Ridge Trail
Bay Area Trails Collaborative (Rails-to-Trails) - harnessing the coalition’s collective impact to create a world-class regional 2,700 mile trail system in the San Francisco Bay Area by 2030
Community Fact Finder for Parks (California State Parks) - analyzes demographics and park acres within a half mile of a point that you define
Bay Area Equity Atlas (Policy Link) - A comprehensive data support system to track the state of equity across the region and inform solutions for inclusive prosperity.
Green Zone (Communities for a Better Environment) - A Green Zone is a community transformed–from a highly polluted, economically depressed neighborhood into a vibrant area with green business practices, a healthier environment, and a more robust economic future.
Vital Signs - Equity (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) - The Vital Signs website helps MTC/ABAG, partner agencies and residents of the Bay Area make informed decisions related to land use, transportation, the environment, the economy, and equity.
Air Quality Tools and Methodologies (Bay Area Air Quality Management District) - Assisting practitioners in evaluating air quality and greenhouse gas impacts with downloadable Google Earth layers showing Highway Screening Analysis and Stationary Source Screening Analysis
Planting Healthy Air (The Nature Conservancy) - an interactive story map on the impacts of planting trees on reducing pollution and cooling the air
Urban Displacement Project (UC Berkeley) - conducts community-engaged, data-driven, policy-relevant research to understand the nature of gentrification and displacement, and to generate knowledge on how policies and investments can work to create more equitable and inclusive cities
GreenPlan-IT (San Francisco Estuary Institute) - a GIS modelling and planning-level toolkit to aid municipalities in optimizing green infrastructure in their communities
Bay Adapt, Regional Strategy for a Rising Bay (Bay Conservation and Development Commission) - regional collaboration among a wide variety of agencies and stakeholders, based on a strong foundation of climate science and the proactive Bay Area adaptation efforts both already underway and proposed, to identify, deliberate and commit to a set of shared actions that will allow the Bay Area to adapt better and adapt faster to a rising Bay
Resilience Atlas (SF Estuary Insititute) - a compilation of science, visioning and data brought together to help communities successfully adapt and thrive in the face of climate change and other challenges, emphasizing past, present and future conditions
Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge - a collaborative design challenge bringing together local residents, public officials, and local, national, and international experts to develop innovative solutions that will strengthen our region's resilience to sea level rise, severe storms, flooding, and earthquakes
Adapting to Rising Tides (Bay Conservation and Development Commission and NOAA) - a collaborative planning effort that provides staff support, guidance, tools and information to help agencies and organizations understand, communicate, and begin to resolve complex climate change issues
Cal-Adapt (Geospatial Innovation Facility) - an online database that offers a view of how climate change might affect California at the local level through visualization tools, data, and community sharing
The Climate Commons Climate Adaptation Data Catalog (California Landscape Conservation Partnership) - an online catalog that focuses on climate change data relevant to resource conservation in California
California Climate Console (Conservation Biology Institute) - a web mapping application designed for exploring climate change projects, simulated impacts, and fuzzy logic (EEMS) model results for a specified area of interest
California State Geoportal (CA State Entities) - a hub for location-based government data, including water, health, energy, environment, transportatin, land use, boundaries, geology, wildlife, education, economy, and emergency
General Plan Guidelines Data Mapping Tool (California's Governor Office of Planning and Research) - a web map application drawing data sets from multiple sources, allowing users to incorporate local, regional, and state wide data as available into local general plans
MTC Open Data Catalog (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) - a resource for local agencies and the public alike to access geographical data of regional information, such as transportation, demography, and policy
Vital Signs (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) - data visualization of environmental, social, and economic trends of the Bay Area
Plan Bay Area 2040 (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) - a roadmap to help Bay Area cities and counties plan for transportation needs and preserve the character of our diverse communities while adapting to the challenges of future population growth
CA State Lands Commission GIS Open Data - the Commission’s GIS program is intended to leverage technology to make data about the lands and resources under the Commission’s jurisdiction more accessible to the public.
Resilience Program (Association of Bay Area Governments) - seeks to promote a more sustainable, resilient, and prosperous region where our communities are prepared to withstand and quickly recover from the effects of earthquakes and natural hazards
Hazard Viewer Map (Metropolitan Planning Commission / Association of Bay Area Governments) - This map is intended to provide general information related to natural hazard potential and impact severity.
Wildland-Urban Interface (University of Wisonsin) - map layers that support inquiries into the effects of housing growth on the environment, such as where housing and vegetation intermingle or where housing is in the vicinity of contiguous wildland vegetation
SF Bay Joint Venture Funding Opportunities - grants may be sorted by title, agency, deadline or category
Coastal Conservancy Grants - guidelines on applying for a grant
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