South Bay Salt Pond Waterbird Surveys, September 2021 – May 2022
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.
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.
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.
A yearly snapshot of Project milestones and assessment of progress toward meeting restoration, public access and flood management goals
A yearly snapshot of Project milestones and assessment of progress toward meeting restoration, public access and flood management goals
In south San Francisco Bay, former salt ponds now managed as wildlife habitat support large populations of breeding waterbirds. In 2006, the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project began the process of converting 50% to 90% of these managed pond habitats into tidal marsh.
There are engineering steps that could be taken to help mitigate the dissolved-oxygen (DO) depletion.
for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project (SBSPRP or the project) by the University of San Francisco and H. T. Harvey & Associates. This work focused on a key uncertainty affecting the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project planning and adaptive management process (EDAW et al.
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project plans to convert 50-90% of the former salt evaporation ponds of South San Francisco Bay into tidal marsh habitat. This large-scale habitat restoration may change the distribution, bioavailability, and bioaccumulation of methylmercury.