Wetlands Committee
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| November 17, 2011 |
In the November 17, 2011 issue of the Marin Independent Journal, there was an article on the potentially severe effect of a rising sea level on coastal wetlands and marshes over the next century. It noted that Richardson Bay and other areas of Marin would be especially hard hit. A similar article was in the same day issue of the S.F. Chronicle. |
| July 1, 2010 | Senate Moves Forward to Restore America's Great Waters
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Approves Series of Bills to Restore Water Ecosystems that Protect People, Wildlife, and the Economy The Committee passed the following bills with bipartisan support: This bill could include restoration of the wetlands along the Pt. San Pedro Road. |
| February 10, 2010 | An article in the Marin IJ titled Feds want marsh recovery effort around Marin's shores and rest of the bay by Mark Prado describes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's announcement of a massive 50-year, $1.5 billion tidal marsh recovery effort that will include wetlands along Marin's shores. This effort may well include the wetlands along Pt. San Pedro Road and is being further researched by the committee. The overview document by the Service is titled Draft Recovery Plan for Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern and Central California. A "close-up" of the wetlands in our area that are potentially included in this recovery plan can be see in this image. |
| LIBRARY | Additional articles and reference materials can be found in the Wetlands Committee Library. |