San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Project 84 San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Projects 2004-01-01 Unknown Markley Bavinger Markley Bavinger mbavinger@oaklandnet.com Lake Merritt Institute

US Oakland, City of

US Sandy Scoggin sscoggin@sfbayjv.org Lake Merritt Institute Lead agency Oakland, City of Lead agency State Coastal Conservancy Cooperator Unknown Unknown 0 The City of Oakland is pursuing a range of capital improvements at Lake Merritt and the Lake Merritt Channel that will have significant water quality, habitat, and recreational values. These proposed improvements include the removal of culverts and fill materials at 12th and 10th Street, the creation of a by-pass structure at 7th Street, and the implementation of water quality technologies at the Lake. Project also includes restoration of the Lake Merritt Bird Islands, including some wetland restoration, and the restoration of the tidal channel between Lake Merritt and the bay. The City of Oakland will widen the channel, restore tidal marsh and upland habitat along the channel, improve public access to the channel and lake, and install water quality improvement technologies. Unknown 90 -90 180 -180 Wetlands Habitat Enhancement Habitat Restoration Bay Habitat - Bay habitat unspecified 8 waterfowl and shorebirds Alameda County CalEDLN project standard 1.0RC1 2009-11-06 Sandra Scoggin