Located in the San Francisquito Creek watershed in Portola Valley on Stanford University’s campus, Searsville Dam blocks wildlife migration and critical sediment between the headwaters and San Francisco Bay, harming threatened Central California Coast steelhead populations and reducing sediment that is needed to protect sediment-starved San Francisco Bay wetlands, a crucial buffer for communities from sea level rise. … Just days ago, an updated NOP [Notice of Preparation] has been released with dam removal included as one of the alternatives and plans for offstream flood attenuation, indicating our voices have been heard and our expertise incorporated into their planning. Stanford announced that the draft EIR will be released in November 2026, and we look forward to partnering with Stanford University and others on the removal of this antiquated, deadbeat dam.