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EMERGENT ECOLOGIES OF THE BAY EDGE ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEA LEVEL RISE CMG Summer Internship 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface Research Introduction 2 Approach 2 What’s Out There Regional Map 6 Site Visits ` 9 Salt Marsh Section 11 Plant Community Profiles 13 What’s Changing AUTHORS Impacts of Sea Level Rise 24 Sarah Fitzgerald Marsh Migration Process 26 Jeff Milla Yutong Wu PROJECT TEAM What We Can Do Lauren Bergenholtz Ilia Savin Tactical Matrix 29 Julia Price Site Scale Analysis: Treasure Island 34 Nico Wright Site Scale Analysis: Bothin Marsh 46 This publication financed initiated, guided, and published under the direction of CMG Landscape Architecture. Conclusion Closing Statements 58 Unless specifically referenced all photographs and Acknowledgments 60 graphic work by authors. Bibliography 62 San Francisco, 2019. Cover photo: Pump station fronting Shorebird Marsh. Corte Madera, CA RESEARCH INTRODUCTION BREADTH As human-induced climate change accelerates and impacts regional map coastal ecologies, designers must anticipate fast-changing conditions, while design must adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change. With this task in mind, this research project investigates the needs of existing plant communities in the San plant communities Francisco Bay, explores how ecological dynamics are changing, of the Bay Edge and ultimately proposes a toolkit of tactics that designers can use to inform site designs. DEPTH landscape tactics matrix two case studies: Treasure Island Bothin Marsh APPROACH Working across scales, we began our research with a broad suggesting design adaptations for Treasure Island and Bothin survey of the Bay’s ecological history and current habitat Marsh. -
Arctic Char on the Kenai Peninsula by Jack Dean
Refuge Notebook • Vol. 5, No. 7 • February 14, 2003 Arctic char on the Kenai Peninsula by Jack Dean first person to discover Arctic char on the Kenai Penin- sula. He identified them in East Finger Lake and had his conclusion verified by biologists at the University of British Columbia. A couple of years later he con- ducted a study to determine why these char were a common catch in the fall, winter and spring sport fish- eries but were seldom seen in the summer. In East Finger Lake 89% of his char catches in vertical gill nets were taken in water 55° or colder. During the summer, Arctic char frequent the deeper waters where there is adequate oxygen and cold water. This requirement ex- plains why Arctic char contribute little to the summer sport fishery. They are catchable during the summer, however, if anglers are willing to fish deeper than 25 Arctic char distribution in approximately 50 lakes in the feet, with salmon eggs or shiny spoons. Swanson River watershed. Here’s what we know about our local Arctic char. The lakes along the Swanson River drainage have They are fall-spawners that utilize gravels in lakes for some special fish. Let’s say that you’ve just caught a this purpose. Most spawning occurs during October fish in one of these lakes. Your fish does not havethe although populations in Cooper Lake also spawn into typical black spots found on a rainbow trout. Instead late November. Adult Arctic char feed on aquatic it has light pink or red spots, and white-edged ventral insects, snails, sticklebacks and sculpins. -
Controlling Algerian Sea Lavender in San Francisco Estuary Tidal Marshes
Invasive Limonium Treatment in the San Francisco Estuary DREW KERR TREATMENT PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE INVASIVE SPARTINA PROJECT CALIFORNIA INVASIVE PLANT COUNCIL SYMPOSIUM OCTOBER 25, 2017 Limonium duriusculum (LIDU; European sea lavender) in the San Francisco Estuary • First discovered in the San Francisco Estuary in 2007 (Strawberry Marsh/Richardson Bay in Marin County) • Leaves 30-40 mm x 5-9 mm (LxW) • Basal rosette that produces branching inflorescences (30-50 cm) • Flowering spikelets with purple From Archbald & Boyer 2014 corollas (petals) Limonium ramosissimum (LIRA; Algerian sea lavender) in the San Francisco Estuary • First discovered in the San Francisco Estuary in 2007 (Sanchez Marsh in San Mateo County, just south of SFO) • Leaves 80-100 mm x 15-20 mm (LxW) • Basal rosette that produces branching inflorescences (30- 50 cm) • Flowering spikelets From Archbald & Boyer 2014 with purple corollas (petals) Limonium species in San Francisco Estuary Non-native Limonium ramosissimum (left) & Native Limonium californicum (right) Ideal Marsh (May 2017) with both plants bolting Limonium species in San Francisco Estuary Native Limonium californicum playing well with other marsh plants at Ideal Marsh Limonium species in San Francisco Estuary Non-native Limonium ramosissimum forming a monoculture at Ideal Marsh This plant may very well have allelopathic properties, to so effectively exclude all other plants Research into Invasive Limonium Katharyn Boyer’s Lab at San Francisco State University Two students studied invasive Limonium for their -
Economic Evaluation of Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Strongly Influenced By
Economic evaluation of sea-level rise adaptation strongly influenced by hydrodynamic feedbacks Michelle A. Hummela,1 , Robert Griffinb,c , Katie Arkemab,d, and Anne D. Guerryb,d aDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019; bThe Natural Capital Project, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305; cSchool for Marine Science and Technology, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA 02747; and dSchool of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 Edited by Peter H. Gleick, Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security, Oakland, CA, and approved May 30, 2021 (received for review December 17, 2020) Coastal communities rely on levees and seawalls as critical pro- culture carried down the Mississippi, widespread acid rain in the tection against sea-level rise; in the United States alone, $300 northeastern United States originating from power plants in the billion in shoreline armoring costs are forecast by 2100. However, Midwest that led to revisions of the Clean Air Act in 1990, and despite the local flood risk reduction benefits, these structures the visual impacts on adjacent property owners from the Cape can exacerbate flooding and associated damages along other Wind offshore wind farm near Nantucket, MA, that led to its parts of the shoreline—particularly in coastal bays and estuaries, eventual demise after more than a decade of litigation. Spatial where nearly 500 million people globally are at risk from sea- externalities are also common and varied in the context of shore- level rise. The magnitude and spatial distribution of the economic line protection and management. In river systems, it has long impact of this dynamic, however, are poorly understood. -
Swan Lake Fire Management Team 1 August 26, 2019 Update
Great Basin National Incident Swan Lake Fire Management Team 1 August 26, 2019 Update Fire Size: Travel Delays Remain Likely Along Sterling Highway 150,264 acres The status of the Sterling Highway is subject to change at any time. Closure information Objectives Met: is available at 511.alaska.gov, kpoem.com, and on Facebook at KPB Alerts. A travel plan for 20% these delays is available at: https://tinyurl.com/y6s3n5jh. Resources: Early Sunday afternoon, the Hand Crews: 18 western portion of the fire Helicopters: 4 south of Sterling Highway Watertenders: 7 became active, pushing north Engines: 20 towards the highway. The Dozers: 4 increase in fire activity and the use of firefighting aircraft and burnout operations Total Personnel: forced traffic delays, which 613 are expected to continue today. The team is being Location: 5 miles northeast of the assisted with work along the Sterling, AK highway with local fire departments. Firefighters will Started: patrol the Sterling Highway 06/05/2019 and Skilak Road at least through the next several 1- Smoke on the Sterling Highway - 08/25/19 Cause: nights. Lightning Later in the evening, isolated showers began to develop which generated elevated winds. Management: These winds resulted in increased fire behavior along the highway which reduced visibility Great Basin National Incident due to smoke, resulting in delays. Management Team 1 Sterling: The fire has not progressed any further west towards Sterling. Fire crews have begun For more information: the process of “mopping up” 30-50 feet within the fire line. Mop up of a wildland fire involves extinguishing or removing burning material near control lines to prevent reignition. -
Marking Juvenile Coho Salmon in the Kenai River with Coded, Microwire Tags
Fishery Data Series No. 93-52 Marking Juvenile Coho Salmon in the Kenai River With Coded, Microwire Tags bY Jay A. Carlon and James J. Hasbrouck December 1993 Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Sport Fish FISHERY DATA SERIES NO. 93-52 MARKING JUVENILE COHO SALMON IN THE KENAI RIVER WITH CODED, MICROWIRE TAGS1 BY Jay A. Carlon and James J. Hasbrouck Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Sport Fish Anchorage, Alaska December 1993 1 This information was partially financed by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777-777K) under Project F-10-8, Job No. S-2-14a. The Fishery Data Series was established in 1987 for the publication of technically oriented results for a single project or group of closely related projects. Fishery Data Series reports are intended for fishery and other technical professionals. Distribution is to state and local publication distribution centers, libraries and individuals and, on request, to other libraries, agencies, and individuals. This publication has undergone editorial and peer review. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game receives federal funding. All of its public programs and activities are operated free from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex, color, national origin, age, or handicap. Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against by this agency should write to: OEO U.S. Department of the Interior Washington, D.C. 20240 TABLE OF CONTENTS Pane LIST OF TABLES..... iii LIST OF FIGURES .............................................. iv LIST OF APPENDICES ........................................... V ABSTRACT..................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION................................................. 2 Background .............................................. 2 Marking History ........................................ -
California Clapper Rail (Rallus Longirostris Obsoletus) 5-Year Review
California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus ) 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation Photo by Allen Edwards U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office Sacramento, California April 2013 5-YEAR REVIEW California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) I. GENERAL INFORMATION Purpose of 5-Year Reviews: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is required by section 4(c)(2) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) to conduct a status review of each listed species at least once every 5 years. The purpose of a 5-year review is to evaluate whether or not the species’ status has changed since it was listed (or since the most recent 5-year review). Based on the 5-year review, we recommend whether the species should be removed from the list of endangered and threatened species, be changed in status from endangered to threatened, or be changed in status from threatened to endangered. The California clapper rail was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Preservation Act in 1970, so was not subject to the current listing processes and, therefore, did not include an analysis of threats to the California clapper rail. In this 5-year review, we will consider listing of this species as endangered or threatened based on the existence of threats attributable to one or more of the five threat factors described in section 4(a)(1) of the Act, and we must consider these same five factors in any subsequent consideration of reclassification or delisting of this species. We will consider the best available scientific and commercial data on the species, and focus on new information available since the species was listed. -
Invasive Spartina Project (Cordgrass)
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY INVASIVE SPARTINA PROJECT 2612-A 8th Street ● Berkeley ● California 94710 ● (510) 548-2461 Preserving native wetlands PEGGY OLOFSON PROJECT DIRECTOR [email protected] Date: July 1, 2011 INGRID HOGLE MONITORING PROGRAM To: Jennifer Krebs, SFEP MANAGER [email protected] From: Peggy Olofson ERIK GRIJALVA FIELD OPERATIONS MANAGER Subject: Report of Work Completed Under Estuary 2100 Grant #X7-00T04701 [email protected] DREW KERR The State Coastal Conservancy received an Estuary 2100 Grant for $172,325 to use FIELD OPERATIONS ASSISTANT MANAGER for control of non-native invasive Spartina. Conservancy distributed the funds [email protected] through sub-grants to four Invasive Spartina Project (ISP) partners, including Cali- JEN MCBROOM fornia Wildlife Foundation, San Mateo Mosquito Abatement District, Friends of CLAPPER RAIL MONITOR‐ ING MANAGER Corte Madera Creek Watershed, and State Parks and Recreation. These four ISP part- [email protected] ners collectively treated approximately 90 net acres of invasive Spartina for two con- MARILYN LATTA secutive years, furthering the baywide eradication of invasive Spartina restoring and PROJECT MANAGER 510.286.4157 protecting many hundreds of acres of tidal marsh (Figure 1, Table 1). In addition to [email protected] treatment work, the grant funds also provided laboratory analysis of water samples Major Project Funders: collected from treatment sites where herbicide was applied, to confirm that water State Coastal Conser‐ quality was not degraded by the treatments. vancy American Recovery & ISP Partners and contractors conducted treatment work in accordance with Site Spe- Reinvestment Act cific Plans prepared by ISP (Grijalva et al. 2008; National Oceanic & www.spartina.org/project_documents/2008-2010_site_plans_doc_list.htm), and re- Atmospheric Admini‐ stration ported in the 2008-2009 Treatment Report (Grijalva & Kerr, 2011; U.S. -
Sport Fisheries of the Northern Kenai Peninsula Management Area, 2016–2018, with Overview for 2019
Fishery Management Report No. 20-01 Sport Fisheries of the Northern Kenai Peninsula Management Area, 2016–2018, with Overview for 2019 by Colton G. Lipka Jenny L. Gates and Sandee K. Simons January 2020 Alaska Department of Fish and Game Divisions of Sport Fish and Commercial Fisheries Symbols and Abbreviations The following symbols and abbreviations, and others approved for the Système International d'Unités (SI), are used without definition in the following reports by the Divisions of Sport Fish and of Commercial Fisheries: Fishery Manuscripts, Fishery Data Series Reports, Fishery Management Reports, and Special Publications. All others, including deviations from definitions listed below, are noted in the text at first mention, as well as in the titles or footnotes of tables, and in figure or figure captions. Weights and measures (metric) General Mathematics, statistics centimeter cm Alaska Administrative all standard mathematical deciliter dL Code AAC signs, symbols and gram g all commonly accepted abbreviations hectare ha abbreviations e.g., Mr., Mrs., alternate hypothesis HA kilogram kg AM, PM, etc. base of natural logarithm e kilometer km all commonly accepted catch per unit effort CPUE liter L professional titles e.g., Dr., Ph.D., coefficient of variation CV meter m R.N., etc. common test statistics (F, t, χ2, etc.) milliliter mL at @ confidence interval CI millimeter mm compass directions: correlation coefficient east E (multiple) R Weights and measures (English) north N correlation coefficient cubic feet per second ft3/s south S (simple) r foot ft west W covariance cov gallon gal copyright degree (angular) ° inch in corporate suffixes: degrees of freedom df mile mi Company Co. -
California Clapper Rail (Rallus Longirostris Obsoletus) Population Monitoring: 2005-2008
California Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris obsoletus) Population monitoring: 2005-2008 Leonard Liu, Julian Wood, Nadav Nur, Diana Stralberg, and Mark Herzog PRBO Conservation Science 3820 Cypress Drive #11, Petaluma, CA 94954 FINAL September 29, 2009 Prepared for: California Department of Fish and Game 4001 N. Wilson Way Stockton, CA 95205 PRBO California Clapper Rail Monitoring Report, 2005-2008 FINAL Abstract PRBO Conservation Science conducted call-count surveys for California Clapper Rail ( Rallus longirostrus obsoletus ) at 53 sites throughout the San Francisco Bay Estuary from 2005 through 2008. To maximize the spatial coverage of sites, surveys were coordinated with partners conducting call-count surveys (Avocet Research Associates, California Department of Fish and Game, California Coastal Conservancy’s Invasive Spartina Project, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) resulting in a total of 180 sites surveyed, covering all high-quality habitat and the majority of lower-quality habitat . We estimated annual site-specific density estimates using distance sampling and program DISTANCE and detected a negative short-term trend of -20.6% (±3.8%) from 2005 through 2008. There were no significant changes in densities from 2005 to 2006 or from 2006 to 2007. From 2007 to 2008, an Estuary-wide negative change was detected (-46.0%, ±6.75%) which was driven by a dramatic decrease in South San Francisco Bay (-57.4% ±5.0%). We tested the power to detect a 10-year trend for five different monitoring scenarios and found that detecting an Estuary-wide negative trend of 13.9% or greater over a 10-year period with 80% power is possible under the current monitoring design (90 sites/year with effort allocated equally among sites). -
Elodea on the Kenai Peninsula and What We're Doing About It
Elodea on the Kenai Peninsula and what we’re doing about it John Morton Kenai National Wildlife Refuge 68 at-risk lakes surveyed in summer 2013 Sonar Efficacy • Sonar is very efficacious on Elodea spp. • Sustained levels less than 5 ppb will control Elodea spp. • Eradication is the goal and drives the plan to treat for 2-3 consecutive years Beck Lake requires whole-lake treatment (200 acres) • Some private landowners • Floatplanes • NO public access • Outlet flows into Bishop Creek • Rainbow trout Stormy Lake requires whole-lake treatment (400 acres) • State Parks/KENWR • 1 public boat launch • Outlet flows into Swanson River • Arctic char Daniels Lake requires partial-lake treatment (100 of 660 acres) • All private landowners • Floatplanes • 1 community boat launch • Outlet flows into Bishop Creek • Sockeye salmon 5 treatment sites on Daniels Lake Red dots = 19 FasTEST sites Beck Lake prescription — both liquid and pellet formulations BECK LAKE (196.8 acres, mean depth = 12.5 ft, volume = 2,466 acre-ft) TREATMENT PRESCRIPTION COST Target Sonar Genesis® SonarONE® No. Date ppb gal $ ppb lbs $ 1 June 2014 8 107 27,400 6 799 22,400 $49,800 2 Sept 2014 3 400 11,200 $11,200 3 June 2015 8 1065 29,900 $29,900 4 June 2016 6 799 22,400 $22,400 ∑ 107 3196 $113,300 Stormy Lake prescription — later starting date STORMY LAKE (395.1 acres, mean depth = 17.6 ft, volume = 6,936 acre-ft) TREATMENT PRESCRIPTION COST Target Sonar Genesis® SonarONE® No. Date ppb gal $ ppb lbs $ 1 July 2014 8 300 77,000 6 2247 63,000 $140,000 2 Sept 2014 3 1160 33,000 $33,000 -
September 16, 2019 Kenai River, Upper Skilak Boat Ramp
U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Forest Service Alaska Department of Natural Resources U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Chugach National Forest Division of Parks & Outdoor Recreation Kenai/Prince William Sound Area Kenai National Wildlife Refuge st 161 E. 1 Avenue, Door 8 P.O. Box 1247 PO Box 2139 Anchorage, AK 99501 Soldotna, AK 99669 Soldotna, AK 99669 September 16, 2019 Kenai River, Upper Skilak Boat Ramp and Skilak Lake Road to reopen to boaters Tuesday, Sept. 17 The portion of the Kenai River from Jims Landing to Skilak Lake will be reopened for boating at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Upper Skilak Boat Launch and Skilak Lake Road will also be opened at the same time to allow for take out and launch of boats. Recent rain has dampened firefighting activity and has allowed crews to remove downed trees from roads within the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area. The only area remaining closed on the Kenai River is the channel on the south side of the river from approximately River Mile 69.5 to River Mile 71.5, to support firefighting activity. No campgrounds or trails within or adjacent to the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area are now open. Boaters may use the parking areas at the Upper and Lower Skilak boat ramps and Jims Landing Boat Ramp. Restrooms at these locations are open as well. Although fire danger has decreased over much of the Kenai Peninsula, residents and visitors should remain aware and prepared. For statewide fire information, visit the AICC website at https://fire.ak.blm.gov/ or http://www.akfireinfo.com.