San Francisco Estuary Institute and its Programs
The San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) is an independent, non-profit scientific institute that provides objective information on environmental conditions in the San Francisco Bay and Delta. The Institute is governed by a unique Board representing industry, environmental organizations, regulatory and management agencies, university researchers and local public works and sanitation districts. This Board works cooperatively to achieve a technical consensus on important San Francisco Bay natural resource management questions. The four major programs are Data and Information Management, Education and Public Involvement, Regional Monitoring, and Wetlands. A brief description of each of these programs is given below. If you wish to see more detailed descriptions, click here to go to the SFEI homepage.
The Data Management System for Regional
Monitoring is a user-friendly system used to increase the
efficiency of the Regional Monitoring Program
(RMP). It is used for submitting, checking, storing, updating, retrieving,
analyzing, and reporting data. Other researchers, decision-makers, and
educators can also benefit from this system by having easier access to the data
collected by the RMP. As of 2/1/96, this information is available to anyone
with access to the World Wide Web. Click here to
view the database now.
Data and Information
Management
SFEI currently has other information programs such as the Scientific Information Network for the Bay and Delta (SINBAD) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS), in addition to a non-circulating library which is open to the public. For more details, visit the SFEI home page.
The Institute established an Education Program to designed improve
environmental
education about the Estuary. The Education
Program's
mission is to increase public understanding of the effects of human impacts
upon the
Estuary, to promote and encourage understanding and appreciation of our
aquatic
resources, and to foster an awareness of the need for responsible stewardship
of these
resources.
Education and Public
Involvement
