Thu September 19, 2019
San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Removal & Native Revegetation
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The San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project is led by the CA State Coastal Conservancy and US Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with more than 150 agencies in all SF Bay counties. The overarching goal is to eradicate invasive Spartina in order to enhance ecosystem functions and health for the benefit of native tidal salt marsh dependent wildlife. The project is a critical landscape-scale tidal wetlands restoration effort in San Francisco Bay; a collaborative effort by many partners to restore tidal wetlands over the past several decades. Monitoring and treating invasive Spartina is a key step in protecting native coastal wetland habitat for native species in the bay. The Project has conducted treatment of four species of invasive Spartina since 2005, and has achieved a 95% reduction in invasive Spartina over the 70,000 acres of tidal wetland and mudflat habitats in the Estuary. This is accomplished by mapping and treating invasive Spartina across 11 regions bay-wide, propagating and planting 450,000 native plants, and constructing restoration enhancements including 61 high tide refuge islands. This presentation will cover the planning and approach to eradicating Spartina while protecting CA Ridgway's Rail and other native species.
Marilyn Latta is a Project Manager at the California State Coastal Conservancy, managing the SF Estuary Invasive Spartina Project, SF Bay Living Shorelines Project, SF Bay Creosote Removal Projects, and additional regional projects and collaborative planning efforts in San Francisco Bay and statewide. She studied Marine Biology/Zoology at Humboldt State University, and prior to joining the Conservancy she worked for a variety of non-profit organizations to educate and involve the public in the protection and restoration of ocean and estuarine resources.
Berkeley programs are at the Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda (between Solano and Marin), zip 94707. Join us at 6:30 p.m. refreshments, 7:00 p.m. program
$5 donation for non members.
Presented by Golden Gate Audubon Society
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Marilyn Latta is a Project Manager at the California State Coastal Conservancy, managing the SF Estuary Invasive Spartina Project, SF Bay Living Shorelines Project, SF Bay Creosote Removal Projects, and additional regional projects and collaborative planning efforts in San Francisco Bay and statewide. She studied Marine Biology/Zoology at Humboldt State University, and prior to joining the Conservancy she worked for a variety of non-profit organizations to educate and involve the public in the protection and restoration of ocean and estuarine resources.
Berkeley programs are at the Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda (between Solano and Marin), zip 94707. Join us at 6:30 p.m. refreshments, 7:00 p.m. program
$5 donation for non members.
Presented by Golden Gate Audubon Society
The San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project is led by the CA State Coastal Conservancy and US Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with more than 150 agencies in all SF Bay counties. The overarching goal is to eradicate invasive Spartina in order to enhance ecosystem functions and health for the benefit of native tidal salt marsh dependent wildlife. The project is a critical landscape-scale tidal wetlands restoration effort in San Francisco Bay; a collaborative effort by many partners to restore tidal wetlands over the past several decades. Monitoring and treating invasive Spartina is a key step in protecting native coastal wetland habitat for native species in the bay. The Project has conducted treatment of four species of invasive Spartina since 2005, and has achieved a 95% reduction in invasive Spartina over the 70,000 acres of tidal wetland and mudflat habitats in the Estuary. This is accomplished by mapping and treating invasive Spartina across 11 regions bay-wide, propagating and planting 450,000 native plants, and constructing restoration enhancements including 61 high tide refuge islands. This presentation will cover the planning and approach to eradicating Spartina while protecting CA Ridgway's Rail and other native species.
Marilyn Latta is a Project Manager at the California State Coastal Conservancy, managing the SF Estuary Invasive Spartina Project, SF Bay Living Shorelines Project, SF Bay Creosote Removal Projects, and additional regional projects and collaborative planning efforts in San Francisco Bay and statewide. She studied Marine Biology/Zoology at Humboldt State University, and prior to joining the Conservancy she worked for a variety of non-profit organizations to educate and involve the public in the protection and restoration of ocean and estuarine resources.
Berkeley programs are at the Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda (between Solano and Marin), zip 94707. Join us at 6:30 p.m. refreshments, 7:00 p.m. program
$5 donation for non members.
Presented by Golden Gate Audubon Society
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Marilyn Latta is a Project Manager at the California State Coastal Conservancy, managing the SF Estuary Invasive Spartina Project, SF Bay Living Shorelines Project, SF Bay Creosote Removal Projects, and additional regional projects and collaborative planning efforts in San Francisco Bay and statewide. She studied Marine Biology/Zoology at Humboldt State University, and prior to joining the Conservancy she worked for a variety of non-profit organizations to educate and involve the public in the protection and restoration of ocean and estuarine resources.
Berkeley programs are at the Northbrae Community Church, 941 The Alameda (between Solano and Marin), zip 94707. Join us at 6:30 p.m. refreshments, 7:00 p.m. program
$5 donation for non members.
Presented by Golden Gate Audubon Society
show less
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