OUTSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL
PROJECT AWARDS
Three completed environmental projects that significantly benefit the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and San Francisco Bay will be recognized by the Friends of the San Francisco Estuary board.
Call for Nominations – Outstanding Environmental Project Award
For the first time, Friends of the San Francisco Estuary will celebrate the most outstanding environmental projects of the region at the 2026 Bay-Delta Science Conference. As seen at the biennial State of the San Francisco Estuary conference, outstanding environmental projects within the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (Estuary) will now be recognized on an annual basis.
Outstanding Environmental Project Award
The Friends of the San Francisco Estuary announces a call for projects that significantly benefit the Estuary. The award will be presented at the 2026 Bay-Delta Science Conference, September 28-30, 2026, at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center in Sacramento, CA.
Criteria for Eligibility
Entries should showcase completed projects or show measurable results (as of nomination date), have not been externally mandated (for example, to resolve an enforcement action), and further the goals and objectives of the 2022 Estuary Blueprint (Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan) related to both the Bay and the Delta.
Previously nominated projects include restoration of creeks, wetlands, and dunes; experimental
natural infrastructure; collaborative volunteer efforts; and recycled water projects.
How to Submit a Nomination
Nominations (self-nominations welcomed) shall be submitted via Google Form and should include:
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project name and location(s)
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project representative and contact information
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partners
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project description and status
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connection to the Estuary Blueprint goals and objectives
For nomination of others, please also include your own name and contact information. The Friends of the San Francisco Estuary Selection Committee will make its decision in September, and nominees will be notified of the results prior to the conference.
For questions, or if you are unable to submit a nomination via Google Form, please e-mail nominations to Friends of the San Francisco Estuary, c/o Rachael Klopfenstein at friendsofsfestuary@gmail.com.
Nominations must be received by 11:59 pm, Friday, August 14, 2026.
About Friends of the San Francisco Estuary
Friends of the San Francisco Estuary is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established by
the San Francisco Estuary Partnership’s Management Committee in 1991. Friends is an
affiliated but separate non-profit organization from the San Francisco Estuary
Partnership.
