Our Partners
Partnerships Bring our Work to Life
SFEI has built a foundation of reputable and accessible science. But science in and of itself is just one part of the equation – our true impact is in our partners using our science, data, and tools to realize their visions for a healthier future. We thrive on working with and learning from our partners who commit themselves to the public good by pursuing transparency and access to information to support effective decision making.
We partner with communities, Tribal nations, non-profits, the private sector, academics, government agencies, and law makers at all scales.
Our Partners
Joint Powers Authority
- SFEI administers the Aquatic Science Center
Local Government
- Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
- San Francisco Estuary Partnership
- Bay Area Clean Water Agencies (BACWA)
- Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association (BASMAA)
State Government
- Bay-Delta Authority (CBDA)
- Delta Conservancy
- Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Department of Water Resources
- Interagency Ecological Program for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary
- Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
- Resources Agency
- Legacy Project
- State Water Resources Control Board
- San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB—Region 2)
Federal Government
- Bureau of Reclamation (Mid-Pacific Region)
- Environmental Protection Agency
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Geological Survey
Colleges & Universities
- University of California
- UC Berkeley
- U.C. Davis – Information Center for the Environment
- San Francisco State University
Non-Proft Organizations
- Bay Planning Coalition
- The Bay Institute
- Baykeeper and Deltakeeper (Waterkeepers)
- California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum
- Canopy
- Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration
- Central Valley Joint Venture
- Estuarine Research Federation
- Invasive Plant Control Guidebook
- Natural Heritage Institute
- NorCal Regional Chapter SETAC
- Oakland Museum: Bay Area Creeks
- Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council
- Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
- San Francisco Bay Joint Venture
- San Francisco Estuary Spartina Project
- The San Francisco Foundation
- Save The Bay
- Stillhere
- Western Aquatic Plant Management Society
Consulting Firms
- Applied Marine Sciences—Marine Ecological Consultants
- Jones & Stokes Environmental Consultants
- LFR Inc.
- Philip Williams and Associates
- RiverMetrics—Water Quality Monitoring
- Tetra Tech
- Wetlands and Water Resources
Donors
Technology Donors
- Google—Thanks to Google for their generous donation of Google Earth Pro and AdWords to the Institute.
- SurveyGizmo—We thank SurveyGizmo for providing discounted online surveys to the Institute.
- Belarc—We thank Belarc for donating Belarc Advisor licenses to the Institute.