Estuarine Data Index: a Guide to Bay-Delta Research and Monitoring
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Woodland RD Name RD Number Atlas Tract 2126 5 !"#$ Bacon Island 2028 !"#$80 Bethel Island BIMID Bishop Tract 2042 16 ·|}þ Bixler Tract 2121 Lovdal Boggs Tract 0404 ·|}þ113 District Sacramento River at I Street Bridge Bouldin Island 0756 80 Gaging Station )*+,- Brack Tract 2033 Bradford Island 2059 ·|}þ160 Brannan-Andrus BALMD Lovdal 50 Byron Tract 0800 Sacramento Weir District ¤£ r Cache Haas Area 2098 Y o l o ive Canal Ranch 2086 R Mather Can-Can/Greenhead 2139 Sacramento ican mer Air Force Chadbourne 2034 A Base Coney Island 2117 Port of Dead Horse Island 2111 Sacramento ¤£50 Davis !"#$80 Denverton Slough 2134 West Sacramento Drexler Tract Drexler Dutch Slough 2137 West Egbert Tract 0536 Winters Sacramento Ehrheardt Club 0813 Putah Creek ·|}þ160 ·|}þ16 Empire Tract 2029 ·|}þ84 Fabian Tract 0773 Sacramento Fay Island 2113 ·|}þ128 South Fork Putah Creek Executive Airport Frost Lake 2129 haven s Lake Green d n Glanville 1002 a l r Florin e h Glide District 0765 t S a c r a m e n t o e N Glide EBMUD Grand Island 0003 District Pocket Freeport Grizzly West 2136 Lake Intake Hastings Tract 2060 l Holland Tract 2025 Berryessa e n Holt Station 2116 n Freeport 505 h Honker Bay 2130 %&'( a g strict Elk Grove u Lisbon Di Hotchkiss Tract 0799 h lo S C Jersey Island 0830 Babe l Dixon p s i Kasson District 2085 s h a King Island 2044 S p Libby Mcneil 0369 y r !"#$5 ·|}þ99 B e !"#$80 t Liberty Island 2093 o l a Lisbon District 0307 o Clarksburg Y W l a Little Egbert Tract 2084 S o l a n o n p a r C Little Holland Tract 2120 e in e a e M Little Mandeville -
Transitions for the Delta Economy
Transitions for the Delta Economy January 2012 Josué Medellín-Azuara, Ellen Hanak, Richard Howitt, and Jay Lund with research support from Molly Ferrell, Katherine Kramer, Michelle Lent, Davin Reed, and Elizabeth Stryjewski Supported with funding from the Watershed Sciences Center, University of California, Davis Summary The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta consists of some 737,000 acres of low-lying lands and channels at the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers (Figure S1). This region lies at the very heart of California’s water policy debates, transporting vast flows of water from northern and eastern California to farming and population centers in the western and southern parts of the state. This critical water supply system is threatened by the likelihood that a large earthquake or other natural disaster could inflict catastrophic damage on its fragile levees, sending salt water toward the pumps at its southern edge. In another area of concern, water exports are currently under restriction while regulators and the courts seek to improve conditions for imperiled native fish. Leading policy proposals to address these issues include improvements in land and water management to benefit native species, and the development of a “dual conveyance” system for water exports, in which a new seismically resistant canal or tunnel would convey a portion of water supplies under or around the Delta instead of through the Delta’s channels. This focus on the Delta has caused considerable concern within the Delta itself, where residents and local governments have worried that changes in water supply and environmental management could harm the region’s economy and residents. -
BAYLANDS & CREEKS South San Francisco
Oak_Mus_Baylands_SideA_6_7_05.pdf 6/14/2005 11:52:36 AM M12 M10 M27 M10A 121°00'00" M28 R1 For adjoining area see Creek & Watershed Map of Fremont & Vicinity 37°30' 37°30' 1 1- Dumbarton Pt. M11 - R1 M26 N Fremont e A in rr reek L ( o te C L y alien a o C L g a Agua Fria Creek in u d gu e n e A Green Point M a o N l w - a R2 ry 1 C L r e a M8 e g k u ) M7 n SF2 a R3 e F L Lin in D e M6 e in E L Creek A22 Toroges Slou M1 gh C ine Ravenswood L Slough M5 Open Space e ra Preserve lb A Cooley Landing L i A23 Coyote Creek Lagoon n M3 e M2 C M4 e B Palo Alto Lin d Baylands Nature Mu Preserve S East Palo Alto loug A21 h Calaveras Point A19 e B Station A20 Lin C see For adjoining area oy Island ote Sand Point e A Lucy Evans Lin Baylands Nature Creek Interpretive Center Newby Island A9 San Knapp F Map of Milpitas & North San Jose Creek & Watershed ra Hooks Island n Tract c A i l s Palo Alto v A17 q i ui s to Creek Baylands Nature A6 o A14 A15 Preserve h g G u u a o Milpitas l Long Point d a S A10 A18 l u d p Creek l A3N e e i f Creek & Watershed Map of Palo Alto & Vicinity Creek & Watershed Calera y A16 Berryessa a M M n A1 A13 a i h A11 l San Jose / Santa Clara s g la a u o Don Edwards San Francisco Bay rd Water Pollution Control Plant B l h S g Creek d u National Wildlife Refuge o ew lo lo Vi F S Environmental Education Center . -
Section 3.4 Biological Resources 3.4- Biological Resources
SECTION 3.4 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES 3.4- BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES 3.4 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES This section discusses the existing sensitive biological resources of the San Francisco Bay Estuary (the Estuary) that could be affected by project-related construction and locally increased levels of boating use, identifies potential impacts to those resources, and recommends mitigation strategies to reduce or eliminate those impacts. The Initial Study for this project identified potentially significant impacts on shorebirds and rafting waterbirds, marine mammals (harbor seals), and wetlands habitats and species. The potential for spread of invasive species also was identified as a possible impact. 3.4.1 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES SETTING HABITATS WITHIN AND AROUND SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY The vegetation and wildlife of bayland environments varies among geographic subregions in the bay (Figure 3.4-1), and also with the predominant land uses: urban (commercial, residential, industrial/port), urban/wildland interface, rural, and agricultural. For the purposes of discussion of biological resources, the Estuary is divided into Suisun Bay, San Pablo Bay, Central San Francisco Bay, and South San Francisco Bay (See Figure 3.4-2). The general landscape structure of the Estuary’s vegetation and habitats within the geographic scope of the WT is described below. URBAN SHORELINES Urban shorelines in the San Francisco Estuary are generally formed by artificial fill and structures armored with revetments, seawalls, rip-rap, pilings, and other structures. Waterways and embayments adjacent to urban shores are often dredged. With some important exceptions, tidal wetland vegetation and habitats adjacent to urban shores are often formed on steep slopes, and are relatively recently formed (historic infilled sediment) in narrow strips. -
Dunphy Park / Cass Gidley Marina
1 San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Site Description for Dunphy Park / Cass Gidley Marina Location, Ownership, and Management: Dunphy Park is a shoreline park owned and managed by the City of Sausalito. The small beach within the park has long served as a popular launch for paddling on Richardson Bay, to Angel Island, and beyond. The historic Cass Gidley Marina is located along the northern side of the park. Dunphy Park is currently undergoing major renovations anticipated to be completed in 2020. Similarly, the Cass Gidley Marina is being redeveloped into the Sausalito Community Boating Center, which will provide access for paddlers and programs for small sailing craft. Contact Name: Mike Langford, Parks and Recreation Director Contact Phone: (415) 289-4126 Contact E-mail: [email protected] Dunphy Park Beach (2019) Dunphy Park Beach (2005) Cass Gidley Marina Facility Description: The non-motorized small boat (NMSB) community has long used the beach at Dunphy Park for launching and landing. Historically, users would park in the unpaved parking area and use adjacent lawn areas to laydown equipment before launching from the small beach. Dunphy Park is currently being redesigned (Fall 2019), which will include improved water access facilities. As part of the Dunphy Park redesign, an ADA ramp and path of travel for beach access will be installed. Steps down to the shoreline will also be provided adjacent to the ramp. Additionally, new ADA restrooms will replace existing portables and parking will be reconfigured to expand capacity and allow better flow. A boat washdown and drinking fountain will also be installed. -
Port of Oakland Maritime Facilities
Port of Oakland Maritime Facilities 0 1/2 1 nautical mile 80 Berths Terminal Union Pacific Tides in San Francisco Bay BNSF Railway N MAGNETIC Railroad San Francisco Bay Area 80 0 1/2 1 mile Mean Mean Mean 14° 11' 20–26 Ports America high low range Sacramento 0 1/2 1 kilometer +5.6 ft -1.3 ft +6.9 ft E Outer Harbor Terminal +1.7m -0.4m +1.3m N 505 50 Operator: Ports America W 580 Santa Rosa Terminal Gates / Berth Numbers 101 Carriers Petaluma UPRR CCNI Maersk S Napa r ive o R Hamburg Süd MSC nt Major Warehouse / Transload Facility Faireld e m ra Hapag-Lloyd Polynesia c 37 80 a S City Development Area Horizon Yang Ming 32nd St. K-Line 80 Vallejo 5 Trade and Logistics Complex San Rafael Richmond 30–32 TraPac Terminal 80 99 Public Truck Scales 101 Operator: TraPac Inc. Concord Carriers Permitted Heavy Weight Container Routes BNSF Toll Plaza BNSF MOL Hyundai For info visit www.portofoakland.com (westbound only) 24 Intermodal San Francisco Facility APL Northport City Truck Telegraph Av. Freeways City Parking San Oakland Stockton Beach Development Francisco Port of 580 UPRR Bay Oakland 680 UPRR 35–38 Ben E. Nutter Terminal Intermodal Rail Facilities Area Alaska St. PCC Logistics SF Int’l Int’l Airport Intermodal OT411 Facility AMNAV Maritime Africa St. West Grand Av. Oakland Airport (OAK) Crowley 808 Operator: Seaside Transportation Corregidor Av. (SFO) Tug Services Tug Service Bataan Av. UPRR 580 Lathrop Services (STS)/Evergreen Burma Rd. S Container Cranes (Port Owned) UPRR a 9 807 n J o 8 Buna St. -
Birding Northern California by Jean Richmond
BIRDING NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Site Guides to 72 of the Best Birding Spots by Jean Richmond Written for Mt. Diablo Audubon Society 1985 Dedicated to my husband, Rich Cover drawing by Harry Adamson Sketches by Marv Reif Graphics by dk graphics © 1985, 2008 Mt. Diablo Audubon Society All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part by any means without prior permission of MDAS. P.O. Box 53 Walnut Creek, California 94596 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction . How To Use This Guide .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Birding Etiquette .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Terminology. Park Information .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 One Last Word. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Map Symbols Used. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Acknowledgements .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 Map With Numerical Index To Guides .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 The Guides. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Where The Birds Are. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 158 Recommended References .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 165 Index Of Birding Locations. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 166 5 6 Birding Northern California This book is a guide to many birding areas in northern California, primarily within 100 miles of the San Francisco Bay Area and easily birded on a one-day outing. Also included are several favorite spots which local birders -
Desilva Island
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY 187 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY 188 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY This subregion includes shoreline areas from the Oakland Bay Bridge south to San Jose. Most of the tidal marshland in the South San Francisco Bay was diked and drained for pasture in the early 1900s and eventually converted to salt evaporation ponds. Planning efforts are underway to restore much of the marshland in this area to tidal action, although some ponds will be managed as non-tidal wildlife areas. Black- Active Great crowned Little or year Site Blue Great Snowy Night- Cattle Blue last # Colony Site Heron Egret Egret Heron Egret Heron County active Page 801 Alameda NWR Alameda Active 190 802 Artesian Slough Santa Clara 2002 191 803 Bair Island North San Mateo 1994 193 804 Bair Island South San Mateo Active 195 805 Baumberg 13 Alameda 2002 197 806 Baumberg 6B Alameda Active 198 807 Baumberg 8A Alameda 1996 218 808 Burlingame San Mateo 2000 218 809 Charleston Slough Santa Clara 1993 218 810 Coyote Creek Santa Clara 2003 199 811 Coyote Creek Lagoon Santa Clara 2002 200 812 Greco Island San Mateo 1998 219 813 Guadalupe Slough Santa Clara 2003 219 814 Hayward Shoreline Alameda Active 202 815 Lake Elizabeth Santa Clara Active 204 816 Lake Merritt Alameda Active 206 817 Moffett A2E Santa Clara 1995 219 818 Moffett A2W Santa Clara 1999 219 819 Moffett A3N/B2 Santa Clara 1996 220 820 Ovation Court Santa Clara Active 220 821 Oyster Cove Pier San Mateo Active 208 Palo Alto Baylands 822 Santa Clara Active 209 Duck Pond 823 Portola Valley San Mateo Active 211 824 Quarry Lakes Santa Clara 1995 212 825 Redwood Shores San Mateo 2004 213 826 Ruus Park Alameda Active 215 827 Shorebird Way Santa Clara Active 216 828 Steinberger Slough San Mateo Active 217 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY 189 190 SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY Alameda NWR Great Blue Herons nest on a pier at the proposed Alameda National Wildlife Refuge, on the old Alameda Naval Air Station. -
Tidal Marsh Recovery Plan Habitat Creation Or Enhancement Project Within 5 Miles of OAK
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Recovery Plan for Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern and Central California California clapper rail Suaeda californica Cirsium hydrophilum Chloropyron molle Salt marsh harvest mouse (Rallus longirostris (California sea-blite) var. hydrophilum ssp. molle (Reithrodontomys obsoletus) (Suisun thistle) (soft bird’s-beak) raviventris) Volume II Appendices Tidal marsh at China Camp State Park. VII. APPENDICES Appendix A Species referred to in this recovery plan……………....…………………….3 Appendix B Recovery Priority Ranking System for Endangered and Threatened Species..........................................................................................................11 Appendix C Species of Concern or Regional Conservation Significance in Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern and Central California….......................................13 Appendix D Agencies, organizations, and websites involved with tidal marsh Recovery.................................................................................................... 189 Appendix E Environmental contaminants in San Francisco Bay...................................193 Appendix F Population Persistence Modeling for Recovery Plan for Tidal Marsh Ecosystems of Northern and Central California with Intial Application to California clapper rail …............................................................................209 Appendix G Glossary……………......................................................................………229 Appendix H Summary of Major Public Comments and Service -
Coast Guard, DHS § 165.1190
Coast Guard, DHS § 165.1190 include toxic or flammable properties sonnel. Patrol personnel comprise com- or a combination of both. missioned, warrant, and petty officers (c) Regulations. All vessels loaded of the Coast Guard onboard Coast with a cargo of liquefied hazardous gas Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, local, (LHG) within this Regulated Naviga- state, and federal law enforcement ves- tion Area must proceed directly to sels. Upon being hailed by U.S. Coast their intended cargo reception facility Guard patrol personnel by siren, radio, to discharge their LHG cargo, unless: flashing light, or other means, the op- (1) The vessel is otherwise directed or erator of a vessel shall proceed as di- permitted by the Captain of the Port. rected. The Captain of the Port can be reached [COTP San Francisco Bay 03–029, 69 FR 11316, at telephone number (415) 399–3547 or on Mar. 10, 2004] VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz). If per- mission is granted, all persons and ves- § 165.1190 Security Zone; San Fran- sels must comply with the instructions cisco Bay, Oakland Estuary, Ala- of the Captain of the Port or his or her meda, CA. designated representative. (a) Location. The following area is a (2) The vessel is in an emergency sit- security zone: All navigable waters of uation and unable to proceed as di- the Oakland Estuary, California, from rected in paragraph (a) of this section the surface to the sea floor, approxi- without endangering the safety of per- mately 50 yards into the Oakland Estu- sons, property, or the environment. -
SAN FRANCISCO BAY CONSERVATION and DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION May 22, 2007 San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Steering Committ
SAN FRANCISCO BAY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 50 California Street • Suite 2600 • San Francisco, California 94111 • (415) 352-3600 • FAX: (415) 352-3606 • www.bcdc.ca.gov May 22, 2007 TO: San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Steering Committee and Interested Parties FROM: Sara Polgar, Water Trail Project Manager (415/352-3645 [email protected]) SUBJECT: DRAFT San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Plan (Comments due by 5:00 p.m., June 19, 2007.) Introduction The enclosed draft Water Trail Plan (Plan) describes policies, guidelines and procedures for implementation of the San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail. Staff is seeking comment on the draft Plan by June 19, 2007, 5:00 p.m. Comments should be submitted to Sara Polgar via email ([email protected]) or mailed to her attention at 50 California Street, Suite 2600, San Francisco, CA 94111. Feedback and corrections to the draft Plan will be incorporated, and a revised draft of the plan will be sent to interested parties in July. Staff will present the revised San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Plan to the BCDC Commission (July 19, 2007) and the California Coastal Conservancy Board (date TBD). These meetings will be open to the public. For more information about these meetings, visit the BCDC website (www.bcdc.ca.gov) or the Coastal Conservancy website (www.scc.ca.gov). For more information or a hard copy of the draft Plan, contact Sara Polgar. San Francisco Bay Area Water Trail Plan: DRAFT Table of Contents Figures and Tables ..........................................................................................................2 Purpose and Organization of the Plan ........................................................................3 1. -
San Francisco Bay Plan
San Francisco Bay Plan San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission In memory of Senator J. Eugene McAteer, a leader in efforts to plan for the conservation of San Francisco Bay and the development of its shoreline. Photo Credits: Michael Bry: Inside front cover, facing Part I, facing Part II Richard Persoff: Facing Part III Rondal Partridge: Facing Part V, Inside back cover Mike Schweizer: Page 34 Port of Oakland: Page 11 Port of San Francisco: Page 68 Commission Staff: Facing Part IV, Page 59 Map Source: Tidal features, salt ponds, and other diked areas, derived from the EcoAtlas Version 1.0bc, 1996, San Francisco Estuary Institute. STATE OF CALIFORNIA GRAY DAVIS, Governor SAN FRANCISCO BAY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION 50 CALIFORNIA STREET, SUITE 2600 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111 PHONE: (415) 352-3600 January 2008 To the Citizens of the San Francisco Bay Region and Friends of San Francisco Bay Everywhere: The San Francisco Bay Plan was completed and adopted by the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission in 1968 and submitted to the California Legislature and Governor in January 1969. The Bay Plan was prepared by the Commission over a three-year period pursuant to the McAteer-Petris Act of 1965 which established the Commission as a temporary agency to prepare an enforceable plan to guide the future protection and use of San Francisco Bay and its shoreline. In 1969, the Legislature acted upon the Commission’s recommendations in the Bay Plan and revised the McAteer-Petris Act by designating the Commission as the agency responsible for maintaining and carrying out the provisions of the Act and the Bay Plan for the protection of the Bay and its great natural resources and the development of the Bay and shore- line to their highest potential with a minimum of Bay fill.