Save The Bay Middle and Inner Bair Island Project 15 San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Projects 2004-09-01 2009-08-18 Renee Spenst Renee Spenst rspenst@ducks.org Mendel Stewart Mendel Stewart mendel_stewart@fws.gov Ducks Unlimited
US Save The Bay
US US Fish and Wildlife Service
US Sandy Scoggin sscoggin@sfbayjv.org Bay Conservation and Development Commission Cooperator California Department of Fish and Game Cooperator California Department of Transportation Funder Ducks Unlimited Lead agency Marine Science Institute Cooperator NOAA Fisheries Cooperator Peninsula Open Space Trust Cooperator San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board Cooperator San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society Cooperator San Francisco State University Cooperator San Jose, City of Cooperator Save The Bay Lead agency Sequioa Audubon Society Cooperator State Coastal Conservancy Cooperator US Army Corps of Engineers Cooperator US Environmental Protection Agency Cooperator US Fish and Wildlife Service Lead agency US Geological Survey Cooperator Wildlife Conservation Board Cooperator Unknown Unknown 0 Approximately 932 acres of former commercial salt ponds will be restored to tidal wetlands. Outer, inner and middle Bair Islands cover a 3000 acre area. Middle and Inner Bair Islands will be restored as a second phase of restoration. Current activities include dredge placement and placement of fill material to raise the bottom elevation of Inner Bair Island and to convert the San Carlos Airport safety zone on Inner Bair Island to upland. Middle and Inner Bair Island will be breached to complete the restoration of tidal action to the area. During these phases, wildlife oriented public access will be improved. The EIS/EIR was completed in 2006. Construction drawings and regulatory permits were obtained in late 2006/early 2007. Adding dredged and fill material to Inner Bair Island began in 2006. Restoring Middle and Inner Bair Island will be done when funds are available and the bottom of Inner Bair is raised to the target elevation. The Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge is managing the design and implementation of the Bair Island Restoration Plan. Unknown 90 -90 180 -180 Wetlands Habitat Restoration Bay Habitat - Tidal marsh 932 CA clapper rail salt marsh harvest mouse water birds waterfowl shorebirds raptors swallows fish and invertebrate species. San Mateo County The project is located adjacent to San Francisco Bay in Redwood City, San Mateo County, California. The Bair Island complex is divided into three distinct areas separated by slough channels: Inner, Middle and Outer Bair Islands. Inner Bair is connected to the mainland and can be reached directed by land from Whipple Ave. It is separated from Middle Bair by Smith Slough which, in turn, is separated from Outer Bair by Corkscrew Slough. CalEDLN project standard 1.0RC1 2009-11-20 Sandra Scoggin