The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Recovery Plan for the western snowy plover lists 1.0 chicks fledged per male as a key recovery metric that each recovery unit (RU) must maintain for five years prior to delisting (USFWS 2007).
Introduction
See Attachments A, B, and C, uploaded separately.
Executive Summary excerpts:
Open-File Report 2026–1064
Ecosystems Mission Area—Land Management Research Program and Species Management Research Program
This report summarizes waterbird and water quality monitoring efforts by the San Francisco Bay Bird
Observatory between September 2024 and May 2025 at 82 ponds within the South Bay Salt Pond
The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats through science and outreach.
Historically, San Francisco Bay supported the largest salt pond complex on the Pacific coast of North America, and these areas have been used by large numbers of migrating and wintering waterbirds for more than a century.
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSPRP) is restoring over 15,000 acres of former salt evaporation ponds to a mix of tidal marsh and ponded wetland habitats.
FINAL REPORT
Suggested citation: Burns, G. 2022. South Bay Salt Pond Waterbird Surveys: September – May 2022. Report prepared for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project.
REVISED FINAL REPORT
Suggested citation: Van Schmidt, Nathan D. 2023. South Bay Salt Pond Waterbird Surveys: September 2022–May 2023. Report prepared for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project.
During the 2023 breeding season, SFBBO monitored Snowy Plover population size, nesting and fledging success, the use of experimental habitat enhancement sites, and potential predators at eight historical salt production pond complexes in the South San Franc
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project aims to restore many former salt production ponds, now managed for wildlife and water quality, to tidal marsh.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSPRP) is restoring over 15,000 acres of former salt
evaporation ponds to a mix of tidal marsh and ponded wetland habitats. These wetlands provide habitat
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSPRP) is restoring over 15,000 acres of former
salt evaporation ponds to a mix of tidal marsh and ponded wetland habitats. These wetlands
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSPRP) is restoring over 15,000 acres of former
salt evaporation ponds to a mix of tidal marsh and ponded wetland habitats. These wetlands
A yearly snapshot of Project milestones and assessment of progress toward meeting restoration, public access and flood management goals