Marin Audubon Society Project 14 San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Projects 2001-11-15 2008-11-30 Tom Gandesbery Tom Gandesbery tgandesbery@scc.ca.gov Beth Huning Beth Huning bhuning@sfbayjv.org Barbara Salzman Barbara Salzman bsalzman@worldnet.att.net California Department of Fish and Game

US Marin Audubon Society

US Sandy Scoggin sscoggin@sfbayjv.org CALFED - Bay Delta Authority Funder CALFED - Bay Delta Authority Cooperator California Department of Fish and Game Lead agency California Department of Transportation Funder California Department of Transportation Cooperator Ducks Unlimited Cooperator Marin Audubon Society Lead agency Marin Baylands Advocates Funder Marin Baylands Advocates Cooperator Marin Community Foundation Funder Marin Community Foundation Cooperator Marin Conservation League Funder Marin County Board of Supervisors Funder Marin County Board of Supervisors Cooperator Marin County Open Space District Funder Marin County Open Space District Cooperator Marin County Wildlife and Fisheries Center Funder Marin County Wildlife and Fisheries Center Cooperator North American Wetlands Conservation Act Funder San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Funder San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Cooperator Sierra Club Funder Sierra Club Cooperator State Coastal Conservancy Funder State Coastal Conservancy Cooperator The Bay Institute of San Francisco Funder The Bay Institute of San Francisco Cooperator US Fish & Wildlife Service Private Stewardship Grant Program Funder Wildlife Conservation Board Funder Wildlife Conservation Board Cooperator Unknown Unknown 0 The Bahia property was acquired in 2003 by the Marin Audubon Society (MAS) and restoration and enhancement has been completed. Since the acquisition was completed, 361.6 acres has been transferred to the Ca. Dept of Fish and Game and the MAS has retained 61.84 acres. The Marin Open Space District has taken title to the remainder of the purchased Bahia property, 207.6 acres, which consists of Blue Oak dominated hills. Tidal marsh restoration and seasonal pond enhancement and re-establishment of natural hydrology have been completed on MAS and DFG lands (423.5 acres)with the goals of creating productive estuarine emergent tidal wetland habitat, including associated updand transition zone, enhance existing ponds and possibly seasonal wetlands. The restoration was accomplished by excavating existing fill, lowering and breaching levees, allowing recolonization of tidal marsh plant species, and constructing and vegetating associated upland/transition zone where needed. This project restored 12 acres of estuarine intertidal wetlands, 6 acres of palustrine emergent wetlands, and 8 acres of wetland-associated uplands. We have several problems:1.walkers, horseback riders and bicycle riders have gone off trails and onto seasonal wetlands and transition zone areas. We erected signs and barriers and contracted local horse groups and the off trail use has greatly reduced.2.an internal levee is eroding. We are working with CALFED to try to get some funding to eventually get that repaired. 3.water is leaking out of our seasonal wetland under a flashboard/riser structure. We are also trying to deal with this. Our construction, engineering or hydroseeding contractors have not been paid for their last invoices or retention. We have been presented with a request for interest, but our contract includes language that they get paid when we get paid. The Bahia project consists of a completed aquisition and restoration of tidal marsh, associated upland transition zone and enhancement of two ponds and possible seasonal wetlands on 423.5 acres of the Bahia property. Unknown 90 -90 180 -180 Wetlands Habitat Protection Habitat Restoration Bay Habitat - Tidal marsh Upland - Forested Bay Habitat - Bay habitat unspecified 632 Benefit endangered and special status species migratory waterfowl shorebirds raptors and upland bird species fish. Priority waterfowl species that will benefit include Northern Pintail Mallard Greater and Lesser Scaup Canvasback Redhead American Wigeon and Canada Goose. Clapper Rail. Marin County Bahia is located west of the Petaluma River north of Hwy.. 37 adjacent to Black John Slough in Marin County. CalEDLN project standard 1.0RC1 2009-11-06 Sandra Scoggin