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With fifty percent, or 1,000 acres, of Elkhorn Slough’s salt marshes being lost over the past 150 years and the ongoing marsh loss and habitat erosion, the Elkhorn Slough Tidal Wetland Project was formed. This unique program is a collaborative effort to develop and implement strategies to conserve and restore estuarine habitats in the Elkhorn Slough watershed. This collaboration, initiated in 2004, involves over 100 coastal resource managers, scientific experts, representatives from key regulatory and jurisdictional entities, leaders of conservation organizations, and community members.
What's new:
Tours of the Parsons Slough Sill, January 20 and 23, 2012
The Tidal Wetland Project hosted a pair of trips aboard the Elkhorn Slough Safari to visit the Parsons Slough Sill during high energy conditions. The purpose of the trip was to answer questions and hear the impression viewing the sill “in action” made on viewers.
Participants were asked:
- Does the sill look the way you expected?
- Having seen the sill in action, are there new questions that come to mind?
- Does a sill look like a strategy that is suitable for the mouth, at the Highway 1 Bridge?
The notes include individual comments and an overview of what participants said in response to these questions.
Parsons Slough sill under high flow conditions similar to that seen on the trip
Parsons Slough sill under construction
Download the Elkhorn Slough Tidal Wetland Project Strategic Plan! This document describes Elkhorn Slough’s estuarine habitats, characterizes the main impacts causing loss and degradation of those habitats, and provides conservation and restoration recommendations.
Map of Elkhorn Slough's Estuarine Habitats - coming soon
The Elkhorn Slough Tidal Wetland Project is a collaborative effort led by the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. The Elkhorn Slough Reserve is owned and managed by the California Department of Fish and Game in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Elkhorn Slough Foundation.
Grant funding for this project has been provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Coastal Impact Assistance Program, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Resources Legacy Fund Foundation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Coastal Conservancy.
