Baykeeper

BAYKEEPER USES SCIENCE, ADVOCACY, AND LAW TO DEFEND THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY FROM THE BIGGEST THREATS AND HOLD POLLUTERS ACCOUNTABLE TO CREATE HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES AND HELP WILDLIFE THRIVE.

SAN FRANCISCO BAYKEEPERS MISSION IS TO DEFEND SAN FRANCISCO BAY FROM THE BIGGEST THREATS AND HOLD POLLUTERS ACCOUNTABLE. BAYKEEPERS FIELD INVESTIGATORS AND SCIENTISTS PATROL THE BAY TO IDENTIFY POLLUTERS AND UNCOVER THREATS. OUR LAWYERS AND POLICY ADVOCATES HOLD POLLUTERS ACCOUNTABLE AND REQUIRE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO STRENGTHEN LAWS. BAYKEEPER INVESTIGATES POLLUTION. WE CONDUCT REGULAR PATROLS OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY ON OUR MOTORIZED BOAT, AND WE PARTNER WITH VOLUNTEER SMALL PLANE PILOTS AND DRONE OPERATORS TO PATROL FROM THE SKY. ON THESE PATROLS, WE DISCOVER NEW POLLUTION SOURCES AND MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF POLLUTERS WE HAVE REQUIRED TO STOP POLLUTING. WE ALSO INVESTIGATE TIPS FROM BAY AREA RESIDENTS WHO CONTACT OUR POLLUTION HOTLINE ABOUT POLLUTING ACTIVITIES. BAYKEEPER STOPS POLLUTERS. WE STOP POLLUTION FROM INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES, SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS, AND CITY RUNOFFINCLUDING TOXIC CHEMICALS, RAW SEWAGE, CRUDE OIL, COAL, AND TRASH. BAYKEEPER STRENGTHENS LAWS. WE ADVOCATE FOR STRONGER LAWS AND STRICTER REGULATIONS TO PROTECT SAN FRANCISCO BAY FROM POLLUTERS AND DESTRUCTIVE ACTIVITIES. BAYKEEPER DEFENDS WILDLIFE AND PREPARES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE. WETLANDS, SEDIMENT, AND FRESHWATER FLOWS ARE VITAL TO A HEALTHY, FUNCTIONING BAY ECOSYSTEMAND WILL BE EVEN MORE CRITICAL AS THE CLIMATE BREAKS DOWN AND SEA LEVELS RISE. BAYKEEPER FIGHTS FOR PROTECTED SHORELINES, VIBRANT WETLANDS, AND HEALTHY LEVELS OF SEDIMENT AND FRESHWATER FLOWS TO ENSURE A MORE RESILIENT FUTURE FOR THE BAY AREA. BAYKEEPER ADVOCATES FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. BAYKEEPER WORKS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN BAY SHORELINE COMMUNITIES, AND TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN COMMUNITIES DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY POLLUTION. BAYKEEPER HAS WON CRITICAL VICTORIES AT THE NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL LEVEL FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY. SINCE 1989, WE HAVE SECURED 280 LEGAL WINS TO STOP POLLUTERS; CONDUCTED OVER 15,000 HOURS OF BOAT PATROLS TO INVESTIGATE POLLUTION; REQUIRED 10 CITIES TO REDUCE SEWAGE SPILLS BY 75%; GOTTEN 14 NEW STATE LAWS PASSED TO STOP OIL SPILLS; GENERATED OVER $100,000 MILLION TO PROTECT OR RESTORE SAN FRANCISCO BAY; AND MAPPED 300 MILES OF SHORELINE TO PLAN FOR SEA LEVEL RISE IN THE BAY. WE HAVE A STAFF WITH SCIENTIFIC AND LEGAL EXPERTISE, A BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH A BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE BAY, AN EXPERT ADVISORY BOARD, A TEAM OF VOLUNTEER BOAT SKIPPERS, AND THE ONLY POLLUTION PATROL BOAT REGULARLY MONITORING AND INVESTIGATING POLLUTERS IN THE BAY. BAYKEEPER HELPED FOUND THE WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE, AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF ON-THE-WATER ACTIVISTS. THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 300 WATERKEEPER ORGANIZATIONS AND AFFILIATES AROUND THE WORLD. BAYKEEPER HOLDS THE BAYKEEPER TRADEMARK AND LICENSES ITS USE BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. TO AVOID CONFUSION, BAYKEEPER OPERATES PRIMARILY UNDER THE NAME SAN FRANCISCO BAYKEEPER. BAYKEEPER INCORPORATED AS A NONPROFIT, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION IN CALIFORNIA ON JANUARY 23, 1987, AS THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY-DELTA PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION, AND BECAME BAYKEEPER IN MAY 1989, THE FOURTH WATERKEEPER ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTRY. FOR OVER 30 YEARS, STANDING UP TO CONSTANT THREATS AND MAJOR POLLUTERS, BAYKEEPER HAS BEEN A FIERCE CHAMPION FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT US ONLINE AT BAYKEEPER.ORG.