Experimental Study of Shorebird Response to New Trail Use in the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project

A major focus of the Project’s first phase is to develop a number of new trails and amenities, such as overlooks and interpretive displays, and to enhance some existing trails. Based on concerns about the potential impacts of trail use on endangered California clapper rails and salt marsh harvest mice, species that live in vegetated tidal marsh, trails are not being placed next to existing or restoring tidal marsh habitat.