Wave-driven erosion of marsh boundaries is a major cause of marsh loss, but little research has captured the effect of seasonal differences on marsh-edge retreat rates to illuminate temporal patterns of when the majority of this erosion is occurring.
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.
Despite fluctuations in acreages between years, the marshes and mudflat south of the San Mateo bridge appear relatively stable between the period 2009 – 2021, in that the relative proportions between different habitat types have not changed significantly. Within a number of restored ponds (e.g.,
A yearly snapshot of Project milestones and assessment of progress toward meeting restoration, public access and flood management goals
This report outlines the preliminary results of the 2019 update to the original Habitat Evolution Mapping Project (HEMP). HEMP mapped the marshes and mudflats south of the San Mateo bridge yearly between 2009 and 2011.
One of the key uncertainties identified within the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSPRP) Adaptive Management Plan is whether the sediment source will come at the expense of critical mudflat habitat.
In 2010 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center completed three cruises to map the bathymetry of the main channel and shallow intertidal mudflats in the southernmost part of south San Francisco Bay.
A yearly snapshot of Project milestones and assessment of progress toward meeting restoration, public access and flood management goals
We determined that the intertidal mud flat study site adjacent to Ravenswood Pond SF2 was already at carrying capacity for small shorebirds during spring migration.
A yearly snapshot of Project milestones and assessment of progress toward meeting restoration, public access and flood management goals
Adapted from the Adaptive Management Plan