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California State Coastal Conservancy - State of California About the Restoration The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the West Coast. When complete, the Project will restore 15,100 acres of industrial salt ponds to a rich mosaic of tidal wetlands and other habitats. Observe the Project from the skies! What We Do Restoration Transform industrial ponds to wetlands and other wildlife habitats View More Recreation Connect people to the Bay by building trails, boat launches, and viewing areas View More Protection Buffer South Bay cities from high tides and sea level rise View More Latest Videos An Update on the Habitat Evolution Mapping Project (HEMP) – A Project Virtual Science Presentation An Update on the Habitat Evolution Mapping Project (HEMP) – A Project Virtual Science Presentation 27 May 2021 Video Description On May 21, 2021, Brian Fulfrost of Brian Fulfrost & Associates shared preliminary results for the Habitat Evolution Mapping Project's (HEMP) 2019-2021 update work. Skills Client Restoration Project Presentation: Wetland Restoration in the South Bay Restoration Project Presentation: Wetland Restoration in the South Bay 13 April 2021 Video Description Dave Halsing, Restoration Project Executive Project Manager, joined Hope Presley of the San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society on February 2, 2021, for a set of online World Wetlands Day presentations. Skills Client Bringing Back the Tide Bringing Back the Tide 12 May 2020 Audio Description Salt marshes absorb carbon and blunt climate impacts but we must heal them before they can protect us. Local governments, non profits, and volunteers are racing sea level rise to get it done. Skills Client Project Flyover Project Flyover 21 September 2017 Video Description The Project as visualized in Google Earth. Skills Client Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge film Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge film 19 September 2017 Video Description U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (October 2016) Skills Client Facebook Headquarters Trail Baylands Overview Facebook Headquarters Trail Baylands Overview 3 September 2020 Video Description This Facebook video, published in 2016, is accessible from a placard QR code along the public trail that skirts the company's Hacker Way campus in the City of Menlo Park. Skills Client Eden Landing: Wetland Restoration is Working Eden Landing: Wetland Restoration is Working 19 September 2017 Video Description San Francisco Bay Joint Venture (TrimTab Media, June 2017) Skills Client Bringing Back the Bay Bringing Back the Bay 19 September 2017 Video Description Skills Client Restoring the Salt Ponds | Science in the City | Exploratorium Restoring the Salt Ponds | Science in the City | Exploratorium 30 December 2011 Video Description What are salt ponds and why are they are being restored to their natural habitat? The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is the largest tidal wetland restoration project on the West Coast. Skills Client Restoring the Salt Ponds (2014) Restoring the Salt Ponds (2014) 19 September 2017 Video Description Skills Client Adapting to Sea Level Rise in the Bay Area Adapting to Sea Level Rise in the Bay Area 19 September 2017 Audio Description From the Commonwealth Club, 2013 Skills Client KRON, Sept 2010 KRON, Sept 2010 30 December 2010 Video Description Media coverage of Senator Dianne Feinstein's visit to the completed habitat restoration of the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration project near the Dumbarton Bridge. Skills Client KGO, 2010 KGO, 2010 30 December 2010 Video Description Media coverage of Senator Dianne Feinstein's visit to the completed habitat restoration of the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration project near the Dumbarton Bridge. Skills Client Salt Pond Habitat Restoration Salt Pond Habitat Restoration 30 December 2019 Video Description This short film by Judy Irving introduces viewers to the largest habitat restoration project on the West Coast: Over 16,000 acres of salt evaporation ponds in San Francisco Bay are being restored t Skills Client The Renaissance of San Francisco Bay The Renaissance of San Francisco Bay 30 December 2008 Video Description Celebrate the story of how the Restoration Project came into being. Skills Client Time Lapse Video of Island Ponds Restoration, 2007 Time Lapse Video of Island Ponds Restoration, 2007 30 December 2007 Video Description Watch a time lapse of a tidal cycle in a restored pond, and view the many species of birds using the ponds. Skills Client Channel 2 KTVU, 2006 Channel 2 KTVU, 2006 30 December 2006 Video Description These clips cover the October 26, 2006 breach of a levee at Eden Landing. Skills Client ABC, 2006 ABC, 2006 30 December 2019 Video Description These clips cover the October 26, 2006 breach of a levee at Eden Landing. Skills Client KNTV, 2006 KNTV, 2006 30 December 2019 Video Description These clips cover the October 26, 2006 breach of a levee at Eden Landing. Skills Client June 2005 North Creek Levee Breach June 2005 North Creek Levee Breach 30 December 2019 Video Description Channel 2 news Skills Client June 2005 North Creek Levee Breach, Part 2 June 2005 North Creek Levee Breach, Part 2 30 December 2019 Video Description KTVU, 2006 Skills Client We collaborate and partner to accomplish our work With a wide variety of stakeholders and public… People around table map. Girl at Earth day event. Photo by Judy Irving, Pelican Media And internally, among our managing partners: California Department of Fish and Wildlife U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Santa Clara Valley Water District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers California State Coastal Conservancy Cushioning Bayfronts The restoration is a long-range effort to buffer the South Bay from the impacts of sea-level rise. How wetlands offer protection from tides Island Ponds. Credit: Cris Benton Credit: Judy Irving, Pelican Media Credit: Judy Irving, Pelican Media Credit: Judy Irving, Pelican Media Credit: Judy Irving, Pelican Media Credit: Nick Buckmaster Credit: Judy Irving, Pelican Media Credit: Judy Irving, Pelican Media Credit: Judy Irving, Pelican Media Credit: M. Bruce Grosjean Credit: Judy Irving, Pelican Media Credit: Judy Irving, Pelican Media Credit: Judy Irving, Pelican Media Credit: Steve Martarano Credit: Julie Kitzenberger South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project You can stay up to date. 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