RestoringSanFranciscoBay

AmyHutzelCoastalConservancy

Photocredit:RickLewis

150yearsofurbanizationhasalteredSanFranciscoBay

(1850) (1998)

San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority

¡ The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority was created by Save The Bay and others through 2008 legislation.

¡ Governing Board comprised of elected officials from each quadrant of the Bay Area; Advisory Committee represents many community interests.

Mission:Toraiseandallocateresourcesfortherestoration,enhancement,protection,andenjoymentofwetlandsandwildlifehabitatintheSanFranciscoBayandalongitsshoreline.

Photocredit:VivianReed

Clean and Healthy Bay Ballot Measure:Measure AA

Ø June 2016 ballot measure

Ø $12/parcel/year for 20 years, will generate ~$500 million for restoration projects around the Bay

Ø Passed by over 70% in 9 county Bay Area.

Clean and Healthy Bay Ballot Measure:Measure AA

Ø Restoringvitalfish,birdandwildlifehabitat.

Ø Improvingwaterqualityandreducingpollution andtoxins.

Ø Protectingshorelinecommunitiesagainstflooding fromseverestormsandsealevelrise.

Ø Increasingshorelineaccessforpublicenjoyment.

Clean and Healthy Bay Ballot Measure:Measure AA

Prioritygiventoprojectsthat:Ø Havegreatestpositive, long-term impactonBay.

Ø Provide forgeographicdistribution.

Ø Leverageotherfunding.

Ø Benefitdisadvantagedcommunities.

Ø Benefittheregion’s economy,including:

Ø Localemployment/workforce development

Ø Nature-basedfloodprotection forshorelinecommunitiesandinfrastructure.

Ø Engageyouth/young adultsandbuildworkforceskills.

Ø Incorporatemonitoring, maintenance,andstewardship.

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Candlestick Point- Yosemite Slough

Heron's Head Park

Islais CreekWarm Water Cove Park

Pier 70 - Slipways Park

Pier 70 - CraneCove Park

China BasinTennessee

Hollow

Crissy FieldEducational Programs

CoyotePoint

BairIsland

East Palo AltoShoreline

Lower SanFrancisquito Creek

South Bay Salt PondRestoration Project:Ravenswood

Don Edwards SanFrancisco Bay NWR

San JoseBay Trail

South Bay Salt PondRestoration Prj: Alviso

South San FranciscoBay Shoreline Project

BothinMarsh

AramburuIsland

SausalitoEelgrass Preserve

RichardsonBay

Tiscornia MarshRestoration Project

MaderaBay Park

Lower CorteMadera Creek

Creek to Bay TrashReduction Projects

Lower GallinasCreek

Lower MillerCreek/McInnis Marsh

Simmons SloughSeasonal Wetlands

Novato CreekBaylands

BahiaWetlands

Bel MarinKeys Wetlands

Lower PetalumaRiver

Sonoma Creek

Wetlands

Viansa WineryWetlands

PetalumaMarsh

Strip MarshEnhancements

Lower NapaRiver WetlandsNapa-Sonoma

MarshesSkaggs Island

Restoration

Edgerly Island and SouthWetlands Opportunity Area

CullinanRanch

SuisunMarsh

RushRanch

BeniciaShoreline

CoyoteHills

Alameda CreekFisheries

Eden LandingEcological Reserve

Hayward ShorelineHayward Regional Shoreline

Ora Loma Marsh

Oyster BayRegional Shoreline

OakportProject

Martin Luther King Jr.Regional Shoreline

AlamedaPoint

Frank'sTract

Oakland Gateway Shoreline

Emeryville CrescentPoint Emery

Berkeley BrickyardBerkeley North Strip Basin

Albany Beach

Point Isabel, Richmond

Western Stege MarshRestoration Program

Brooks IslandRichmond

Miller-Knoz,Richmond

Lower WildcatCreekPoint Molate,

Richmond

North Richmond Shoreline- San Pablo Marsh

Chelsea Wetlands & LowerPinole Creek Restoration

Point PinoleRegional Shoreline

Pacheco MarshRestoration

Lower WalnutCreek RestorationMartinez

RegionalShoreline

Bay Point RegionalShoreline

East Antioch CreekMarsh Restoration

Big Break RegionalShoreline-Oakley

Breuner Marsh andLower Rheem Creek

Shoreline Clean-UpCommunity-Based Restoration and StewardshipYouth Leadership DevelopmentInvasive Spartina ProjectCreosote Piling RemovalLiving Shorelines: Oyster and Eelgrass RestorationStudies to Assess and Improve Management Decisions

BAYWIDE PROJECTS

Dutch Slough

Sears Point

South Bay Salt PondRestoration Project: Eden Landing

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Lower Sonoma Creek

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Protected Areas

Developed

2 Ft Sea Level Rise

4 Ft Sea Level Rise

Anticipated Restoration Project

Anticipated Levee Project

Examples of Projects Anticipated to be Eligible for Restoration Authority Grants

MARCH 2014

PhaseI6HabitatProjects&5PublicAccess

1,600acresoftidalmarsh1,440acresofmutedtidalhabitat710acresofenhancedmanagedpond

3,750totalacresofhabitat

7milesofnewtrailshistoricsaltworksboardwalkinterpretivesigns,platforms,overlooks,kayaklaunch