South Bay Salt Pond Restoration, Phase II at Ravenswood
This project will restore and enhance wetlands in the Ravenswood Pond Complex as part of a second wave of implementation at the South Bay Salt Ponds (SBSP). As a result of this project, 280 acres of tidal wetlands will be restored, 60 acres will be maintained as pond habitat, tidal circulation through a 10 acre remnant tidal slough will be improved, and 15 acres of upland refugia will be created. Working with multiple federal, state, and local partners the SBSP Restoration Project is using innovative and cost-effective restoration methods to improve wetland habitats on a significant scale. The restoration design will create long-term, self-sustaining tidal wetlands, a transitional zone for accommodating sea level rise, and uplands that provide valuable habitat for special status species.
Project Facts
Recipient: California State Coastal Conservancy
Funding: $1,000,000 (non-federal match = $1,000,000)
Project Period: September 2011 – November 2013
Partners: US FWS Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, and the Cities of Redwood City and Menlo Park
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OUTPUTS (Activities, efforts, and/or work product during project period) |
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LONG-TERM |
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Complete geotechnical studies to support tidal marsh restoration and new levee construction Complete permit applications for Phase 2 South Bay Salt Pond restoration projects on US Fish and Wildlife Service property and 30% design for 4 distinct Phase II restoration projects |
Plan and design for restoration of 1,005 acres of restored tidal baylands (710 acres in Alviso and 295 acres in Ravenswood) Hydrologic enhancement of an additional 325 acres of previously restored tidal baylands (Charleston Slough and Pond A19 in Alviso), and 60 acres of enhanced managed pond habitat (Ponds R5 and S5 in Ravenswood) |
Restore 15,000 acres of tidal marsh |
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