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Executive Summary

Dr. Nathan Van Schmidt Presentation Summary

This presentation examines the ecological connections between Mono Lake and San
Francisco Bay through the lens of California Gull population dynamics. Following the

Introduction

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).

Habitat Enhancement, Community Engagement, and Use of Motus to Support Western Snowy Plover and California Least Tern Recovery at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve, Hayward, California

Final Report

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

Executive Summary

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

Executive Summary

The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of birds and their habitats through science and outreach.

ABSTRACT

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.

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.

Executive Summary excerpts: 

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.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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.

Excerpts from Executive Summary

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

Abstract

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