Come to join us this Shoreline Walking Tour begins at Pickleweed Park. In honor of Earth-Day, we will look at habitat restoration and sea level rise adaptation strategies along the water’s edge.
Date: Sunday, April 22
Time: 11:00am-2:00pm
Location: Pickleweed Park, 50 Canal St, San Rafael
Distance: 2.5 mile walk
Bring: Water, hat, sunscreen, layers and a snack
UC Berkeley’s Center for Cities + Schools is excited to invite you to join us for the Y-PLAN Resilient by Design Youth Challenge Regional Summit!
Take a discovery walk in the San Pablo Baylands on the new Eliot Trail at Sears Point (2.5 miles on-way) with the Resilient by Design Common Ground Team and the San Francisco Bay and Water Trails.
Join the BionicTeam in partnership with the Canal Welcome Center, Shore Up Marin, Resilient Shore, Y-PLAN, and Youth-In-Arts for Flood Fair 2 on Saturday May 5th 10am-2pm at the Marin Health and Wellness Campus in San Rafael.
Join Marin City Friends and Neighbors, Shore Up Marin, Permaculture + Social Equity Team and Resilient by Design for this celebration of community-powered solutions and shared learnings from the Designing Our Own Solutions course completed by 35 Marin City residents during the Design Phase.
This kayaking tour of the San Rafael Creek will paddle to the Living Shorelines Project which re-introduces native oysters and eel grass into the Bay as a form of shoreline protection.
Date: Sunday May 6, 2018
Location: 101 Surf Sports, 115 Third St, San Rafael
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
Distance: 2 mile paddle
Bring: water, hat, sunscreen, layers and a snack
Registration: This event is open to the public and free of charge. However, participation is limited to 40 participants.
This tour will focus on the canal district with a ride along the Bay Trail and outline potential new bikeways throughout the neighborhood designed to create safe routes for walking and biking.
Date: Saturday, May 12
Location: Pickleweed Park Community Center
Time: 11:00am-2:00pm
Distance: 7 mile ride
Bring: Bike, helmet, lunch, water & sunscreen
As the Bay Area Challenge comes to a close, we are excited to announce the Designing Our Future | The Resilient Bay Summit on May 18, 2018. This summit serves as a convening of regional knowledge and commitment to implementing next steps for the Resilient by Design projects and more broadly regional resilience in the Bay Area.
As the Bay Area Challenge comes to a close, we are excited to announce the Designing Our Future | The Resilient Bay Summit on May 18, 2018. This summit serves as a convening of regional knowledge and commitment to implementing next steps for the Resilient by Design projects and more broadly regional resilience in the Bay Area.
Join the Gehl Institute this spring as they host the first ever US-based masterclass, in collaboration with Gehl and SPUR. Using the Bay Area as our studio, we’ll learn about the design, policy, and critical issues shaping public life there.
We want to hear from you! Please join us and our partners to hear more about the project, provide feedback, and learn about the ecosystem of Alameda Creek. This project is part of Resilient By Design, a year-long collaborative design challenge developing innovative solutions for building resilience in the Bay Area. The event will begin with a presentation at 5:00pm and the rest of the evening will be a chance to mingle, meet the team and put ideas to paper. Children are welcome. Contact gena@scapestudio.com.
Around the world, political instability, environmental threats, and housing challenges are leading many to turn to the ocean as a new frontier for building communities. This panel discussion will explore ways of living on water, motivations of design and need, and the ecological potentials and implications of floating architecture.
Hear from three Resilient by Design teams about their vision for a more resilient Bay Area.
+ Public Sediment / Claire Napawan & Brett Snyder / UC Davis
+ The Field Operations Team / Richard Kennedy / James Corner Field Operations
+ HASSELL+ / Richard Mullane / HASSELL Studio
Resilient by Design | Bay Area Challenge is a year long initiative to develop innovative, community based solutions to sea level rise and severe storms in the Bay Area. Hear from three Resilient by Design teams about their vision for a more resilient Bay Area. The BIG + ONE + Sherwood team aims to restore Islais Creek, at the southern end of San Francisco, to its natural functioning. The BionicTeam sees an opportunity to connect the waterfront to the neighborhoods of San Rafael, designing a public place that provides connection, amenities, and places for interaction.
+ BIG+ONE+Sherwood / Jeremy Siegel / BIG / Bry Sarte / Sherwood Engineers
+ BionicTeam / Sarah Moos Thompson / Bionic Landscape
Admission: Free to the public
Pre-registration for this event is not required.
Resilient by Design | Bay Area Challenge is a year long initiative to develop innovative, community based solutions to sea level rise and severe storms in the Bay Area. Hear from three Resilient by Design teams about their vision for a more resilient Bay Area. Common Ground is working on strengthening the identity of the San Pablo Bay Region. The Home Team's design approach in North Richmond is framed in the context of the racial history of the area, striving to protect and enhance existing neighborhoods from the threats of gentrification and displacement. The All Bay Collective is working in the San Leandro Bay, where they hope to provide a wide range of economic opportunities and housing alternatives that are resilient to the threats of sea level rise and groundwater flooding.
+ Common Ground / Tom Leader / TLS Landscape Architecture
+ The Home Team / Tim Mollette-Parks / Mithun
+ The All Bay Collective / Stephen Engblom / AECOM
Admission: Free to the public
Pre-registration for this event is not required.
Join the BionicTeam in partnership with the Canal Welcome Center, Shore Up Marin, Resilient Shore, Y-PLAN, and Youth-In-Arts for Flood Fair 1 on Saturday March 24th 11am-4pm at Pickleweed Park in San Rafael.
Join the Common Ground Team at the Exploratorium to celebrate Marsh Month. The team is excited to present their site, scope and objectives for the Resilient by Design Challenge. They will be drawing with you to learn more about your aspirations and ideas for the baylands and Highway 37 in the North Bay as the team works towards building a resilient vision for San Pablo Bay.
If you can't join us at the Exploratorium, we invite you to take the online survey here to help us better understand the Bay.
An evening to meet the Field Operations Team, to learn about how climate change and sea level rise are affecting the South Bay communities, and to share your ideas about designing a more sustainable and resilient future.
Snacks Provided
RSVP: https://southbaytownspublicmeeting.eventbrite.com
Contact Violet Saena at violet.saena@acterra.org or 408.990.6447 for more information http://www.resilientbayarea.org/south-bay-towns | #southbaytowns | #southbaysponge
We talk a lot about water…or do we? As the Resilient by Design challenge sparks innovative solutions to address sea level rise, severe storms, flooding, and earthquakes, are we adequately grappling with the many facets of water—how it moves underground unconcerned with city and county boundaries, who has enough (or too much) during cycles of scarcity and plenty, how do we translate principles into action, and what really motivates our individual decision-making? Please join us for the second “Conversations About Resilience” event this year where we explore the many complexities of living with water.
Kristina Hill is an associate professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at UC Berkeley. Her primary focus is urban adaptation to climate change in coastal areas.
Nahal Ghoghaie manages the Environmental Justice Coalition for Water’s Bay Area Program. She specializes in shaping water policy, and community water, climate, and disaster preparedness planning.
Renee Lertzman is a climate, energy, and environmental psychologist who has pioneered the bridging of psychological research and sustainability, creating a powerful approach to engagement and social change.
Join the Common Ground Team at the Santa Rosa Farmer's Market (1351 Maple Avenue Santa Rosa, CA) on Wednesday, March 7th from 9:00am to 1:00pm
The team is excited to present their site, scope and objectives for the Resilient by Design Challenge. They will be talking with local communities to learn more about their aspirations and ideas for the baylands and Highway 37 as the team works towards building a resilient vision for San Pablo Bay.
If you can't join us in Santa Rosa, we invite you to take the online survey here to help us better understand the Bay.
You can find more information about the Farmers Market here.
Join the Common Ground Team at the Petaluma Farmer's Market. The team is excited to present their site, scope and objectives for the Resilient by Design Challenge. They will be talking with local communities to learn more about their aspirations and ideas for the baylands and Highway 37 as the team works towards building a resilient vision for San Pablo Bay.
If you can't join us in Petaluma, we invite you to take the online survey here to help us better understand the Bay.
You can find more information about the Farmers Market here.
Do you have a vision of future North Richmond? Join the Resilient by Design North Richmond Community Advisory Board and Team for an upcoming Community Leader Workshop to learn new exciting tools that help you share your vision for a resilient North Richmond.
Join the Public Sediment team for the Alameda Creek Crawl on Saturday 2/24 from 10am-12pm (PST) at the Niles Canyon Staging Area in Fremont. The tour will be led by local experts who will speak about the role of sediment, people, and fish within the Alameda Creek Watershed.
Find out more here.
The team is excited to present their site, scope and objectives for the Resilient by Design Challenge. They will be talking with local communities to learn more about their aspirations and ideas for the baylands and Highway 37 as the team works towards building a resilient vision for San Pablo Bay.
Join us for presentation, critique, & discussion around the Resilient by Design | Bay Area Challenge on Wednesday Feb 21st at UC Davis.
Stop by for a chance to hear about the project and chat to the design team, community partners, as well as City and County officials
Light snacks & refreshments provided.
Join the Common Ground Team and Team Uplift for the 2018 SF Bay Flyway Festival on Saturday 2/10 and Sunday 2/11 from 9am-4pm (PST) at Exhibition Center, Mare Island.
Both Team Uplift and Common Ground are excited to share their site, scope and objectives for the Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge.
Expo Hall - Building 221, 880 Walnut Ave, on Mare Island, Vallejo, California
View the full festival schedule here
During the Collaborative Research Phase of Resilient by Design, 12 Bay Area graduate and undergraduate courses from California College of the Arts (CCA), UC Davis, UC Berkeley, and Stanford paralleled the Resilient by Design process. Their research informed the final Design Opportunities of the 10 Design Teams and has fed into the greater collective knowledge base of regional resilience.
Resilient by Design, CCA, UC Davis, UC Berkeley, and Stanford would like to invite you to learn more about the work that these brilliant students have contributed to this process.
2:00pm - 3:30pm Student presentations and Q&A
3:30pm - 5:00pm Student pinup and informal conversation
Tuesday, January 23, 2018 • 6:00–8:30 p.m.
Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery
Free, RSVP required. Email reserve@exploratorium.edu, or call 415.528.4444 and choose option 5.
Adaptive management is an iterative approach to natural resource management, which evaluates a natural system and responds to new data. It enables action and decision-making in real-world scenarios.
While the principles of adaptive management are well known in environmental systems management, there's a lesser-known kind of adaptation going on behind the scenes—that of complex governance networks that must also respond to changing conditions and needs.
Join us to learn how organizations and institutions can effectively work together to manage complex and ever-changing ecosystems through adaptive governance.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Mark Lubell, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy, and Director of the Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior, UC Davis
Brad McCrea, Regulatory Program Director, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Marilyn Latta, Project Specialist, State Coastal Conservancy
Paul Kumar, Political Director, Save the Bay
This event is part of a collaborative Conversations About Resilience series co-sponsored by the Exploratorium’s Fisher Bay Observatory Gallery and the Resilient by Design: Bay Area Challenge. Resilient by Design is a collaborative research and design project that brings together local residents; public officials; and local, national, and international experts to develop innovative solutions to the issues brought on by the climate change we face today.
This event is part of a collaborative Conversations About Resilience series co-sponsored by the Exploratorium’s Fisher Bay Observatory and the Resilient by Design: Bay Area Challenge. Resilient by Design is a collaborative research and design project that brings together local residents; public officials; and local, national, and international experts to develop innovative solutions to the issues brought on by the climate change we face today.
It's King Tides season in the Bay Area! During December 3-5, 2017 and January 1-2, 2018, help the CA King Tides Project document the highest high tides of today, which preview the average tides of the future! The project helps to visualize future sea level rise by inviting the public to photograph the highest high tides of the year.
The Design Opportunity boards will be touring around the bay for the next two weeks. Check out the boards and provide us with your feedback online. Please note that each location is displaying 2-3 Teams' boards. All boards can be viewed here. Videos of the Design Opportunity presentations can be viewed here.
Design Teams have been synthesizing information garnered on the research tours and from conversations with our Board, Research Advisors, community partners, and local experts.On November 15th, the Design Teams will present their 3-5 Design Opportunities for the Research Advisory Committee to review and evaluate.
Please join the California College of the Arts Urban Works Agency and the Resilient by Design | Bay Area Challenge for a panel discussion on housing and climate resilience. We’ll explore driving forces behind the Bay Area’s acute housing crisis, the potential impacts of climate change on housing, and opportunities to address overlapping risks of sea level rise and gentrification.
Speakers: Laura Foote Clark, Executive Director, YIMBY Action. Carol Galante, I. Donald Terner Distinguished Professor of Affordable Housing and Urban Policy, UC Berkeley. Tomiquia Moss, Executive Director, Hamilton Families. Geeta Rao, Senior Program Director, Enterprise Community Partners. With Neeraj Bhatia, moderator, California College of the Arts and The Open Workshop.
Join us at the 2017 National Bioneers Conference this Oct. 20-22 in the Bay Area for a Revolution from the Heart of Nature. Amanda Brown-Stevens, Managing Director of Resilient by Design will be speaking on a panel about Cities, Regions, and Civil Society Leading on Climate Change at this gathering of visionary leaders in climate, biomimicry, indigenous knowledge, gender equity and more.
Register for #Bioneers2017 today with a 20% Speaker Network discount: http://bit.ly/2xbgezk (Promo code: SpeakerNetwork)
The Bay Area is vulnerable not just to sea level rise, but a host of other natural hazards, including earthquakes. Key infrastructure all along the bay, as well as the communities they serve, are particularly vulnerable to the combined impacts of climate change and active faults. Only through a holistic understanding of the interactions between our natural and built environments, as well as between engineering and policy interventions, can we best increase the resilience of our communities.
Please join Working Partnerships USA in partnership with the Resilient by Design | Bay Area Challenge for an expert panel and community discussion on climate resilience to sea level rise in low-income neighborhoods. We’ll explore Alviso as a site vulnerable to sea-level rise, examine the impact of families with low socioeconomic status in creating climate resilience, and underline ongoing efforts to address the current and future needs of low-income, immigrant, and other vulnerable communities in face of climate change.
