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[email protected]. s Nona iet ]] PRODUCTIOH ., J l..L tra] j <:1 ESA/HADRONF., A dj Ed or' f Frwi romnental Science Associ atE-'8, IDe. No~a o and San Francisco, California PROJECT ~1ANAGER Charles rrPn and Associates A FORWORD • • • • • i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . iii ISSUES AND NEEDS: ADDENDUM • • xvi PART I: THE WETLAND RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA •• 1 Introduction .•.•••••• 1 The Resource . • • . • • . 8 Uses and Abuses of Wetlands 26 PART II: PROGRAMS AND POLICIES 41 Federal Level • • • • . • • • • • • 41 State of California •..• . 52 Local Governments .•..• 62 Private and Local Initiatives 64 PART III: THE REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA WETLANDS • • • • • • 65 Central Valley • • • • • . • • • • • • • .•••••• • • • • 65 San Francisco Bay ••.••••••••••••• • • • • 72 Klamath Lakes Basin and Modoc Plateau ..•••••••••• 78 North and Central Coast 82 South Coast Region 96 Desert Region • • 109 REFERENCES CITED . • 11 5 APPENDICES: A. Wetland Definitions ...•.•••.••••••••• • A-1 B. Characteristic Wetland ant Species •••••••••• • • • • B-1 C.