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Scientists, conservationists and community members are racing against the clock to save a marine research center on San Francisco Bay. KQED’s Anna Guth reports…

San Francisco State University plans to close the Estuary and Ocean Science Center, a hub of climate change and marine research... unless it can find $10 million to keep it open by April 30th.

Katharyn Boyer, the center’s director, is working with supporters to raise the funds.

It's very little time and a lot of money. There are some folks that are interested in supporting us. Whether that can happen fast enough, whether it can be enough is a really big question — and I am starting to lose hope.

S-F State faces massive budget cuts due to declining enrollment and reductions in state funding.

I’m Anna Guth, KQED News.