Novato Creek Baylands Historical Ecology Study report now available
May 27, 2015
SFEI recently completed an historical ecology study of lower Novato Creek in Marin County. The study was conducted as part of the larger Flood Control 2.0 project and was aimed at illustrating the change in creek and bayland habitat conditions over the past 120 years following the installation of flood control levees. The historical landscape was reconstructed using a variety of maps, photographs, and documents compiled from many local archival sources. The results from the study are being used to help develop a long-term, multi-benefit restoration vision for lower Novato Creek and the adjacent lands.
Source:
By:
Scott Dusterhoff
Associated Staff:
Programs and Focus Areas:
Clean Water Program
Resilient Landscapes Program
Historical Ecology
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Flood Control 2.0 (Project)
Flood Control 2.0 is an ambitious regional effort aimed at helping restore stream and wetland habitats, water quality, and shoreline resilience around San Francisco Bay. The project leverages local resources from several forward-looking flood control agencies to redesign major flood control channels so that they provide both future flood conveyance and ecological benefit under a changing climate. This timely project will develop a set of innovative approaches for bringing environmental benefits and cost-savings to flood protection efforts at the mouths of creeks that drain to San Francisco Bay.
Lower Novato Creek Vision Just Released! (News)
SFEI recently released a resilient landscape vision for lower Novato Creek that incorporates habitat restoration actions into flood risk management. The vision, developed in coordination with a team of regional science experts, highlights opportunities for restoring and sustaining vital tidal wetland habitats around lower Novato Creek while supporting a high level of flood protection under rising San Francisco Bay water levels.