Levee breach creates new tidal marshland in San Francisco Bay [Video]

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Post date December 14, 2023

MENLO PARK, Calif. (KGO) — In case you missed it, the San Francisco Bay just got bigger. Cheers went up as crews breached a levee just a few hundred yards from Highway 101 near Menlo Park. And as a crowd watched from a nearby hilltop, waters poured into a former industrial salt pond, 300 acres that will slowly and steadily turn into the Bay Area’s newest tidal marsh.

“Nature can really restore itself. In many cases if we give it a chance, if we give it a head start, we give it a push. And that’s what we’re doing here,” says David Lewis, director of the nonprofit Save the Bay.

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The group spearheaded a volunteer program to green the edge of the Ravenswood site over the last several years, creating what’s known as a horizontal levee to absorb the rising tides …

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Black STEM professionals discuss the 'vital' importance of representation [Video]

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Post date December 14, 2023

As Colorado's largest statewide, member-supported, multi-media network, Rocky Mountain PBS wants to make sure everyone is seen and heard.

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175 Chicago Public Schools students take part in 'Christmas in the City' celebration [Video]

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Post date December 14, 2023

For over 20 years, the nonprofit youth after-school program has arranged Christmas in the City, providing transportation, shopping gift cards, and dinner for the kids.

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Charities webinar - Contract exposure: managing risks in legally binding agreements [Video]

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Post date December 14, 2023

On Wednesday 11 May, Edward Bouckley delivered the next webinar in our charities bite size series. In the webinar Edward looked at some of the key aspects of managing risk when entering into commercial contracts. He discussed:• What risk management is.• What risk is and why properly managing it is so important to charities.• Some of the ways risks can be managed in contacts.Edward also looked at some of the steps that you can take to better protect your charity when entering into contractual arrangements.Here are the timestamps to help guide you through this webinar:0:52 Birketts at a glance1:18 What we will cover today2:09 What is risk management?3:07 What is risk and why is it important?3:59 Contractual risk5:58 Identifying risk10:05 Written contracts11:34 Assessing Risk13:10 The danger of "pre-contractual" agreements14:27 A cautionary tale16:21 Rights and obligations17:51 Risk - allocating and controlling18:48 Transferring risk: indemnities20:00 Controlling risk: limitation of liability21:29 Practical tips23:18 QuestionsThe webinar ended with a Q&A. Disclaimer: The content of this webinar is for general information only. It is not, and should not be taken as, legal advice. If you require any further information in relation to this webinar please contact us in the first instance. Law covered as at May 2022. Meet our expert, Edward Bouckley: https://www.birketts.co.uk/our-lawyers/norwich/edward-bouckleyContact us at: https://www.birketts.co.uk/contact-usSign up to future webinars: https://www.birketts.co.uk/events To ensure that you are invited to future webinars and receive our newsletters please opt in to our mailing lists and select the appropriate areas of interest. https://www.birketts.co.uk/register