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Press Releases

• Ponds A16 and A17 to be temporarily drained (October 2007)
• Local Nature Magazine Wins Award for South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Coverage - 5/6/05
• Cargill Salt Wins Outstanding Environmental Engineering Award - 9/30/04
• Tide Gates Open on Historic San Francisco Bay Restoration - 7/19/04
• Coastal Conservancy Selects Executive Project Manager and Consortium of Local Firms to Lead Planning and Design - 3/2/04
• South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Appoints 28-Member Stakeholder Forum to Assist with Restoration Planning - 11/24/03
• Coastal Conservancy Announces Online Access to South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Research Documents, Solicits Submissions from Bay Researchers - 11/17/03
• Governor Davis, Senator Feinstein, Interior Secretary Norton Announce Transfer Of Ownership Of Cargill Salt-Ponds To The Public - 3/06/03
• Documents Regarding Cargill Salt Pond Acquisition Available to Public - 1/16/03
• Historic Agreement Reached to Purchase San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds - 5/29/02
• Governor Davis Announces the Largest Coastal Wetlands Restoration Project In California's History - 5/29/02

News Articles

2007

• Extension of the Bay Trail is set to begin - 12/26/07
• Bay Restoration at exciting point - 12/24/07
• Road map plots restoration of South Bay salt ponds- 12/13/07
• 50-year plan for turning South Bay salt ponds to tidal wetlands - 12/12/07
• Bair Island closed up to five years - 11/18/07
• Plans by Cargill to build homes on salt-flat acreage alarms some - 11/01/07
• Groups protest future salt pond development - 11/01/07
• Access to Bair Island expected to end today - 10/12/07
• Invest now for a healthy bay in the future - 9/28/07
• Restoration Special Report: Eden Landing Working Group Field Trip - 9/13/07
• Special district could restore area wetlands - 9/02/07
• Effort on to save Bay - 9/01/07
• $1.43 billion restoration of 36,000 acres of bay wetlands floated in report - 8/28/07
• $1.43 billion tally to fix San Francisco Bay wetlands - 8/28/07
• 6,000 acres of county salt ponds face a new future - 8/22/07
• Bair Island repairs to begin - 7/10/07
• Port dredging to benefit Bair Island - 6/12/07
• Evidence of climate change around Bay Area - 5/24/07
• Activists ready for fight over bay-front land: Cargill asks residents what they want at salt-pond site- 5/1/07
• Cargill plans to sell 54 acres of Newark land - 3/28/07
• Cargill ponds ruling may ease bay development - 3/19/07
• New Life for Bay Sanctuary: Once farmland, salt ponds, Bair Island now protected and ready for restoration - 3/15/07
• Restoring South Bay wetlands - 3/08/07
• Feinstein on salt ponds (Letter to the Editor) - 2/04/07
• What to expect if bay waters rise by a meter: S.F., Oakland airports, Giants ballpark, roads would be flooded - 2/01/07
• THE BAY: '02 salt pond purchase made on bad appraisal—Judge finds Cargill's land value based on future developments- 1/27/07
• Judge: Salt pond appraisal flawed. Taxpayers likely overpaid Cargill in $100 million deal - 1/26/07
• Restored salt ponds are for the birds: Researchers conducting annual census of waterfowl - 1/01/07

2006

• Wildlife Refuges on life support. Flat budgets imperil future of the system - 12/21/06
• Changing Tides - 11/29/06
  
  • -The Health of the Bay—The Bay's dogged denizens—Helping the Bay—The history of the Baylands—A Bay in winter
• Agency moves to Protect Goby Fish: Endangered goby may get 10,000-acre designated habitat - 11/29/06
• Birds get Eviction Notice: Terms trade River for Bay to save Salmon- 11/29/06
• Bay, Delta habitats suffer big declines, Most of 39 species studied have lost half of original population - 11/03/06
• 350 more acres of former salt ponds restored to tidal marsh.- 10/27/06
• Salt pond reborn at reserve:Intentional levee breach at Eden Landing will help restore wildlife habitat -10/27/06
• Wetlands in delicate balance - 10/15/06
• PG&E joins Save the Bay in cleaning wetlands - 10/15/06
• Opponents dig in over Fremont land - 10/9/06
• Long-sought project to restore Peninsula wetlands about to begin - 9/22/06
• Alert the fish: Two older dams demolished on Alameda Creek - 9/22/06
• ALAMEDA CREEK 2 dams come down so steelhead can go up - 9/22/06
• U.S. EPA, White House present Coastal America Award to Cargill - 9/20/05
• Toxic mercury contaminating more species, report shows - 9/20/06
• New law to protect aquatic life in S.F. Bay - 9/19/06
• Bay trail may extend through Hayward - 9/19/06
• Bair Island restoration plan in full swing - 9/13/06
• Tiny plants that feed fish in bay bouncing back but recovery of vital food chain ingredient could get out of hand - 9/12/06
• Salt pond project puts species at odds - 9/9/06
• Restoration of Bair Island's wetlands set for final approval - 8/28/06
• Help finally on way for Bair Island wetlands - 8/27/06
• Trio of small isles to be reborn as tidal wetlands - 8/27/06
• Forces unite to fight bad grass - 8/21/06
• Mysterious oysters living in bay - 8/18/06
• Bird-flu testing migrates to Calif. - 8/9/06
• Bair Island restoration nears approval - 8/9/06
• Long wait for Bair restoration nearly over - 8/4/06
• South Bay fish kill draws more questions than answers - 7/26/06
• Earth versus 'the swamp thing': Shoreline parks closing today and tomorrow as official battle cordgrass - 7/17/06
• Cargill's departure poses an opportunity - 7/1/06
• Patterson Ranch debate brewing - 6/26/06
• Volunteers spend hours removing trash from Eden Landing shoreline - 6/25/06
• Cargill Salt plans to shut down Redwood City plant - 6/22/06
• Public to decide fate of Cargill - 6/22/06
• Misconduct alleged in bay salt ponds deal - 6/2/06
• Salt pond valuation under scrutiny: Appraiser of Cargill baylands charged with misconduct - 6/1/06
• Cargill fined by state over toxic spill into bay - 6/1/06
• Restore marshes, but with caution [letter to editor] - 4/23/06
• Shoreline no longer big mess: Volunteers remove 1,000 pounds of junk - 4/23/06
• With planning, bay restoration can balance habitat, recreation - 4/4/06
• Salt ponds peppered with praise - 3/21/06
• Feinstein Praises South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project - 3/21/06
• Feinstein, Scarlett and Chrisman Survey Progress of South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project - 3/20/06
• Feinstein Tours Wetlands Restoration Project - 3/20/06
• Bay Salt Ponds Turning Back Into Tidal Marshes - 3/20/06
• 'Full-blown' salt ponds restoration progresses - 3/19/06
• The Great Invaders: A new ecosystem is evolving in San Francisco Bay. We have no idea what it is, or where it's going - 2/5/06
• Fewer 'bluebills' on the bay: Loss of habitat, toxic elements hurt 2 species of scaup - 1/25/06

2005

• Wildlife refuges bolster local economies - 10/20/05
• Local flood control officials are studying New Orleans - 9/26/05
• Wetlands: Flood control in plans for Bay salt ponds - 9/26/05
• KTVU broadcast about the restoration and the North Creek levee breach - June 2005
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• Competitors pitch plans for Patterson Ranch - 7/7/05
• Alien species infest waters of Bay, Delta - 6/22/05
• Wetlands threat branching out: Regional Program Readies Herbicide To Eradicate Intrusive Cordgrass - 6/16/05
• Bringing Back the Bay - June 2005
• March of the Megacity - 5/29/05
• Mixed bag for Moffett makeover - 5/20/05
• Foundation offers funding for fish habitat projects / Migration obstacles in Alameda Creek will be removed - 5/4/05
• S.J. salt ponds opened to bay for the first time in 60 years: Release of water marks next phase in work to restore region's wetlands - 4/1/05
• Senator won't attend salt ponds ceremony - 3/31/05
• Birds on the bay (Editorial) - 3/30/05
• Salt pond effort suffers setback: Fouled water released into bay - 3/30/05
• Bonanza of birds on the bay: Tidal marshes' recovery has brought record counts - 3/26/05
• Going with the Flow: South Bay salt ponds restored to tidal waters - 3/16/05
• Getting better image of S.F. Bay's bottom: Research Project Linked To Attempt To Revive Wetlands - 2/27/05
• Bay crabs crawl their way back: Resurgence of Dungeness credited to healthier ocean - 2/25/05
• Seeing How Times Fly By: Aerial Archive Captures Valley's Transformation - 1/13/05
• A marsh view with plovers, skyscrapers - San Francisco Chronicle - 1/12/05

2004

• Audio news article on the Project - BBC World Service (MP3 format, 4 MB)
• Aquatic plant environmentally stressed - Marin Independent Journal - 12/02/04
• Invasive marsh grass spreading fast in San Francisco Bay - Mercury News - 11/9/04
• Being There [Salt Pond Tours] - SF Bay Guardian - 10/8/04
• Despite sale of lands, Cargill is producing as much salt as ever - Oakland Tribune - 11/8/04
• Exotic grass attacks marshes, mudflats - SF Chronicle - 11/7/04
• Marsh project evolves - Mercury News - 11/5/04
• S.F. Bay refuge called endangered: Haven threatened with pollution, litter, habitat loss, Defenders of Wildlife says - San Francisco Chronicle - 10/8/04
• Tidal Action - Editorial - San Francisco Chronicle - 8/2/04
• Wetland Restoration Project Begins - KRON 4 - 7/19/04 (Video clip no longer available)
• Return to wetlands begins as salt ponds now drain into Bay - Contra Costa Times - 07/20/04
• Restoration of San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds Is Begun - New York Times - 07/20/04
• Huge Wetlands Project Begins on S.F. Bay - New York Times - 07/20/04
• Wetlands comeback gets under way - San Jose Mercury News - 07/11/04
• Infection threatens environment - Los Angeles Daily News - 07/9/04
• Wetlands Restoration (RealMedia audio program [get player] from The California Report, KQED Public Radio) - 06/28/04. Note: The segment about the Project begins two minutes and 50 seconds into the program.
• Salt ponds will be discharged into bay - San Jose Mercury News - 03/30/04
• Baylands cleanup will tackle Cargill salt pond this summer - The Almanac - 03/17/04
• Salt ponds' restoration clears hurdle - Oakland Tribune - 03/18/04
• Project manager, engineer appointed in effort to restore acres of industrial salt ponds - San Jose Mercury News - 03/09/04

2003

• A long wait for wetlands restoration - Oakland Tribune - 12/01/03
• Expenses add up fast - Oakland Tribune - 12/01/03
• Group to give input on pond restoration - San Jose Mercury News - 12/01/03
• Group to delve into Bay salt ponds restoration - Contra Costa Times - 11/28/03
• Senator Dianne Feinstein honored at reception on Capital Hill - 10/16/03
• New Eye on Ponds - San Jose Mercury News - 8/26/03
• S.F. Bay wetlands purchase a good deal for taxpayers - San Jose Mercury News - 8/8/03
• Project aims to reclaim salt ponds - San Mateo County Times - 7/9/03
• Bair Island restoration would reduce biters' breeding pools - San Mateo County Times - 6/16/03
• What are the ponds worth? (Letters) - San Jose Mercury News - 5/31/03
• State, U.S. Paid Less per Acre - San Jose Mercury News - 5/21/03
• The transformation of South Bay salt ponds into natural tidal marshes is part of a habitat restoration of grand scope - San Francisco Chronicle - 4/6/03
• Where We Live From dump to destination Salt pond purchase marks shift in how we see San Francisco Bay - San Francisco Chronicle - 3/06/03
• State approves $100 million purchase of Bay salt ponds - Oakland Tribune - 2/12/03
• Wildlife board OKs funds to help buy bay wetlands - San Francisco Chronicle - 2/12/03
• State OKs $100 million plan to restore Bay Area wetlands - San Jose Mercury News - 2/12/03
• Deal to restore salt ponds to wetlands wins approval - Sacramento Bee - 2/12/03
• $100 million Cargill deal opened to public scrutiny - San Jose Mercury News - 2/02/03
• Some Cargill papers released; no high-level toxics reported - San Jose Mercury News - 1/17/03
• Ecological green light for salt-pond deal Mercury, salt problems not major, studies find - San Francisco Chronicle - 1/17/03

2002

• $100 million salt-pond deal sealed with Cargill - San Francisco Chronicle - 12/17/02
• Cargill accord on salt ponds hammered out - Oakland Tribune - 12/17/02
• Salt ponds purchase clears hurdle - Mercury News - 12/17/02
• 2 Huge Wetlands Projects Advance - LA Times - 10/28/02
• Nature to regain sports club land - San Jose Mercury News  - 10/17/02
• Ponds pact report misses Sept. deadline - Oakland Tribune - 10/07/02
• North Bay salt ponds a lesson in neglect  - Oakland Tribune  - 10/07/02
• Salt pond deal delayed - San Jose Mercury News - 9/18/02
• Landmark deal would revive ailing wetlands - Ventura County Star - 7/21/02
• Salt pond deal progress seen - San Jose Mercury News - 7/21/02
• Restoration of wetlands will take money, time - Ventura County Star - 7/21/02
• Dredger sculpting Hayward wetlands  - Oakland Tribune - 7/21/02
• Salt pond deal draws scrutiny - San Jose Mercury News - 7/06/02
• A natural history of salt - Ventura County Star - 6/21/02
• Basic baylands facts - Ventura County Star - 6/21/02
• Artificial salt ponds are for the birds - San Francisco Chronicle - 6/10/02
• S.J. working on deal to buy Cargill pond - San Jose Mercury News - 5/31/02
• Bay could become what it used to be - San Jose Mercury News - 5/31/02
• Tough balancing act looms in Cargill deal - San Jose Mercury News - 5/30/02
• Cargill deal praised by activists, officialdom - San Francisco Chronicle - 5/30/02
• Salt ponds on way to becoming wetlands - San Francisco Chronicle - 5/29/02
• Historic deal on salt ponds - San Jose Mercury News - 5/29/02

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