Projects - Coastal and Estuarine Restoration
 
Coastal and Estuarine Restoration Title   South Bay Salt Pond Restoration   South Bay Salt Pond Restoration
Project Summary The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the west coast of the United States. This multi-disciplinary, multi-objective restoration project will be implemented in a series of phases over several decades.
   
Location South San Francisco Bay, California
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Coastal and Estuarine Restoration Title   Crissy Field Wetland Design and Management   Crissy Field Wetland Design and Management
Project Summary PWA provided design services to restore 14 acres of Crissy Field’s tidal wetlands. Crissy Field has since evolved into a dynamic, in-bay coastal lagoon that serves as a focal point for visitors to the San Francisco Presidio.
   
Location Presidio, San Francisco, California
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Coastal and Estuarine Restoration Title   Ballona Wetlands Restoration   Ballona Wetlands Restoration
Project Summary The Ballona Wetlands Restoration Project will restore and enhance about 600 acres of native estuarine and upland habitats along both sides of the Ballona Creek channel in Los Angeles County. Together with restoring estuarine functions, the project will also provide for public access and recreational opportunities, consistent with the resources of the property. PWA is providing restoration planning, modeling and technical support for NEPA/CEQA to the Coastal Conservancy. Enhancement of this property is one of the largest and best remaining opportunities to restore coastal wetland habitat in southern California.
   
Location Los Angeles, California
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Title   Napa Sonoma Marsh Restoration   Napa Sonoma Marsh Restoration
Project Summary PWA provided hydrology, geomorphology and restoration design services for 10,000 acres of former salt production ponds.
   
Location Napa County, California
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Coastal and Estuarine Restoration Title   Restoration Planning and Design at Bahia Wetlands   Restoration Planning and Design at Bahia Wetlands
Project Summary The Bahia Wetland Restoration Project is an opportunity to address the significant loss of tidal marshes and decline of endangered species population in the San Francisco Bay-Delta system. Under contract to the Marin Audubon Society, PWA is working to implement the restoration of the historic tidal habitats of the lower Petaluma River.
   
Location Novato, California
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PWA Coastal and Estuarine Restoration Title   Dutch Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration   Dutch Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration
Project Summary PWA developed a conceptual restoration plan & feasibility study for the Dutch Slough project which will restore a diversity of tidal wetland, riparian, and coastal dune habitats to a 1200-acre site.
   
Location Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Contra Costa County, CA
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Coastal and Estuarine Restoration Title   Qwuloolt Restoration Project   Qwuloolt Restoration Project
Project Summary In the lower Snohomish Estuary, PWA is supporting the Qwuloolt Trustees with technical guidance and development of a restoration design of over 400 acres of diked former wetlands to a tidal environment.
   
Location Marysville, Washington
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Title   Design Guidelines for Tidal Wetland Restoration in San Francisco Bay   Design Guidelines for Tidal Wetland Restoration in San Francisco Bay
Project Summary PWA produced the Design Guidelines for Tidal Wetland Restoration in San Francisco Bay, a manual to address practical restoration design questions for San Francisco Bay, paired with advice based upon experience and observation.
   
Location San Francisco Bay, California
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Title   Morphologic Evolution and Resource Management at Bolinas Lagoon  
Project Summary PWA has been assisting the Marin County Open Space District since the mid-1990s with the development of scientifically-sound and community-supported management plans for Bolinas Lagoon.
   
Location Bolinas, California (West Marin)
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