7th Biennial State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference

This important environmental conference provides a forum for scientists, resource managers, environmentalists, elected officials, representatives from business and industry, and members of the public to meet together for the purpose of reassessing the present ecological health of the San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuary. The conference is sponsored by the San Francisco Estuary Project, California Bay-Delta Authority, Friends of the San Francisco Estuary, San Francisco Estuary Institute, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, and many federal, state and local agencies, organizations and businesses.

The theme of the 2005 conference is Celebrating Science and Stewardship. The conference will include plenary sessions with invited speakers and poster sessions. The plenary sessions will focus on the connections between the watershed, delta and bay, including general sessions on Habitat Restoration, the Delta, the San Joaquin River, Important Changes in the State of the Estuary, State of the Bay Stewards, and Making the Case for the Estuary. Along with focusing on science, management, and emerging issues, the importance of citizen stewardship programs will be highlighted throughout the conference.

The poster sessions and receptions are featured events in the late afternoon that occur at the conclusion of the plenary program on October 4 and 5. The sessions will provide an opportunity for participants to present their findings and meet colleagues in an informal setting. This will allow for the presentation of detailed, technical information of individual topics and studies that cannot be covered adequately in the plenary sessions. In addition to the technical posters, displays presenting information about policy and management, socio/economic issues, and environmental education programs related to the topics of the conference will be included. Posters will be on display throughout the three-day event.