Saltmarsh restoration, Sonoma Baylands, San Francisco Bay, California (Society 2008)

OPP-JVPVSKpermanent identifier · cite as oceanportfolio.org/p/OPP-JVPVSK

Completed (successful/maintained)

Country: USA

Goal

Technique: Construction, hydrological restoration The Sonoma Baylands project recreated tidal wetlands using 2.0 million cubic metres of dredged material. The Baylands project used dredged material in far lower quantities than previous projects to assure that the fill served as a template for the development of a wetland with an extensive tidal slough system. The project design also included a series of peninsulas to break up wind-driven waves and increase sedimenta Spatial extent 1.30309e+06 ha as reported. Reported project duration 10,0 year(s).

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Project's total contribution

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Recorded result

Marsh area

1 variable · 13030.88 km² · 1986-01-01 to 1986-12-31 · recorded at Completed (successful/maintained)

pending

Self-reported

Marsh area · 1.1.4.1

pending

0 → 13030.88 km2 · health —% → —%

Method: Spatial extent reported in the source: Society for Ecological Restoration (2008) USA: California: Restoring Tidal Wetlands at Sonoma Baylands, San Francisco Bay. Available at: http://www.globalrestorationnetwork.org/database/case-study/?id.

A variable shows "pending" instead of a contribution when no domain area has been set for it yet — the share of the world a project touched cannot be computed without one. The health percentages are accurate regardless.