10:00 - 2:45, Tour of South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project and South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project
San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Advisory Committee Tour of the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project and South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project.
Special Meeting Agenda
DATE: July 30, 2024
TIME: 10:00AM – 2:45 PM (approx)
LOCATION: Meet at the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve. Travel from there. Attendees are responsible for their own transportation.
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the West Coast. The project has received Measure AA funding from the Restoration Authority for design, planning, and construction of Phase 2 projects. The South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project is an effort to provide flood protection, restore 2,900 acres of former salt evaporation ponds, and improve public access in the Alviso area of South San Francisco Bay. The Shoreline project has received over $60 million in Measure AA funding.
Please join staff of the Restoration Authority, as well as the State Coastal Conservancy, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Valley Water, Ducks Unlimited, and the the US Army Corps of Engineers to learn about these projects.
Special Meeting Agenda
1. Tour of Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (Information)
2. Tour of Alviso Environmental Education Center to view South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project Alviso ponds and South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project (Information)
3. Tour of Ravenswood R4 Pond from Bedwell Bayfront Park (Information)
Meet at 10:00 on July 30, 2024 at the Eden Landing Ecological Reserve parking lot on Eden Landing Road in Hayward (take the Clawiter Road/Eden Landing Road exit from Highway 92, and go south of the highway on Eden Landing Road to the end, near the intersection of Arden Road.) https://maps.app.goo.gl/T6yWdZAWnH12R4cTA
Our second stop (approx 12:15) will be at Alviso Environmental Education Center: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WAoK4GCTt3H8J2RG8
Alviso Environmental Education Center
1751 Grand Blvd
Alviso, CA 95002
Our third stop (approx 1:45) will be at Bedwell Bayfront Park: https://maps.app.goo.gl/CNFFNFTDZ1kG2a6n6
Bedwell Bayfront Park
1600 Marsh Rd.
Menlo Park, CA 94025
This tour is open to the public. No other business shall be considered at this special meeting.
Please note:
- Everyone is responsible for their own transportation to the tour and from one site to another.
- We will be walking over uneven terrain and trails.
- Attendees should bring their own food and drinks. Refreshments will NOT be provided.
- We will be outside for the entirety of the tour; please dress for the weather.
For planning purposes, if you intend to join the tour, please let us know by emailing taylor.samuelson@scc.ca.gov.
Any person who has a disability and requires reasonable accommodation to participate in this public meeting should contact taylor.samuelson@scc.ca.gov no later than five days prior to meeting.