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06/26/98 Draft Report

Cover Letter

Project Participants

Preface

Contents

Chapter 1
Summary

Chapter 2
Introduction

Chapter 3
Process for Establishing Goals

Chapter 4
Key Species and Communities

Chapter 5
Key Habitats of the Baylands Ecosystem

Chapter 6
Baylands Habitats, Past and Present

Chapter 7
Habitat Goals

Chapter 8
Technical Considerations for Habitat Restoriation

Chapter 9
Monitoring and Research

Chapter 10
Implementation Issues

Next Steps

Appendix A

Appendix B:
Plants

Appendix B:
Fish

Appendix B:
MARI

Appendix B:
Shorebirds

Appendix B:
Other Birds

Appendix B:
HAT

Appendix C


 
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San Francisco Estuary Baylands Ecosystem Goals Draft Report for Public Review June 26, 1998


Contents

Project Participants

Preface

Chapter 1: Summary

Process for Developing Goals

Habitat Goals

Implementing the Goals Recommendations

Chapter 2: Introduction

Project Purpose

Scope

Wetlands
The Baylands
The Baylands Ecosystem

Background

Participants and Project Organization

Resource Managers Group
Focus Teams
Hydrogeomorphic Advisory Team
Science Review Group
Administrative Core Team
San Francisco Estuary Institute

Public Outreach

Funding

Chapter 3: The Process for Establishing Goals

Selecting Key Species and Habitats

Assembling and Evaluating Information

Preliminary Recommendations

Integration

Chapter 4: Key Species and Communities

Fish and Wildlife Species

Plant Communities

Chapter 5: Key Habitats of the Baylands Ecosystem

Bay Habitats

Baylands Habitats

Tidal Baylands
Diked Baylands

Adjacent Habitats

Chapter 6: Baylands Habitats, Past and Present

A Picture of the Past

Historical Development and Wetland Losses

Comparing the Past to the Present

Suisun Subregion
North Bay Subregion
Central Bay Subregion
South Bay Subregion
Chapter 7: Habitat Goals

Guiding Principles

The Vision

Suisun Subregion
North Bay Subregion
Central Bay Subregion
South Bay Subregion

Habitat Recommendations

Suisun Subregion
North Bay
Central Bay
South Bay
Chapter 8: Technical Considerations for Habitat Restoration

Physical Considerations

Sea Level Rise
Sediment Supply
Sediment Deposition

Design and Management Considerations

Self-Maintaining Habitats
Managed Habitats
Chapter 9: Monitoring and Research

Considerations for Research and Monitoring

Fish and Wildlife Conditions
Habitat Conditions
Ecological Thresholds and Limiting Factors
Timeframe for Research and Monitoring
Pilot Projects
Information Management Systems
Chapter 10: Implementation Issues

Phasing

Contaminants

Use of Dredged Material for Wetlands Restoration

Wastewater Use

Salt Pond and Bittern Discharges

Buffers

Public Access

Control of Exotic Plants and Animals

Mosquitos

Freshwater Flows

Restoration of Wetlands Outside of the Baylands

Landowner Incentives

Expected Land Value

Need for Coordinated Regulatory Procedures

Use of the Goals by Regional Planning Efforts

San Francisco Bay Joint Venture
Endangered Species Recovery Plans
San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex Comprehensive Conservation Plan
San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program
Regional Wetlands Plan

Next Steps

Appendices

Appendix A: EcoAtlas

Appendix B: Compilation of Focus Teams and Hydrogeomorphic Advisory Team Recommendations

Plant Focus Team Recommendations
Fish and Aquatic Invertebrate Focus Team Recommendations
Mammals, Amphibians, Reptiles and Terrestrial Invertebrates Focus Team Recommendations
Shorebirds and Waterfowl Focus Team Recommendations
Other Birds Focus Team Recommendations
Integrating Abiotic Factors in the Goals Project: Tenets of the Hydrogeomorphic Advisory Team

Appendix C: Past and Present Acreages for San Francisco Bay, the Baylands, and Adjacent Habitats

Figures

SFEI North Arrow Figure 2.1 Project Area Map

Figure 2.2 Project Structure

Figure 3.1 Process for Establishing Goals

Figure 5.1 Habitat Classification

SFEI North Arrow Figure 5.2 Locations of Habitat Examples

SFEI North Arrow Figure 6.1 Past Distribution of Baylands and Adjacent Habitats

SFEI North Arrow Figure 6.1 Present Distribution of Baylands and Adjacent Habitats

Figure 6.2 Past and Present Acreages of Habitats Project Area

Figure 6.3 Past and Present Acreages of Habitats Suisun Subregion

Figure 6.4 Past and Present Acreages of Habitats North Bay Subregion

Figure 6.5 Past and Present Acreages of Habitats Central Bay Subregion

Figure 6.6 Past and Present Acreages of Habitats of South Bay Subregion

SFEI North Arrow Figure 7.1 The Vision

SFEI North Arrow Figure 7.2 Project Area with Subregions and Segments

Figure 7.3 Approximate Acreage Goals for Baylands Habitats in the Suisun Subregion

SFEI North Arrow Figure 7.4 Suisun Subregion

Figure 7.5 Approximate Acreage Goals for Baylands Habitats in the North Bay Subregion

SFEI North Arrow Figure 7.6 North Bay Subregion

Figure 7.7 Approximate Acreage Goals for Baylands Habitats in the Central Bay Subregion

SFEI North Arrow Figure 7.8 Central Bay Subregion

Figure 7.9 Approximate Acreage Goals for Baylands Habitats in the South Bay Subregion

SFEI North Arrow Figure 7.10 South Bay Subregion

Figure 8.1 Relation of Local and Regional Factors That Control Wetlands and Adjacent Habitats

TABLES

Table 4.1 Criteria Developed by Focus Teams for Selecting Key Species

Table 4.2 Standardized Selection Criteria

Table 4.3 Key Species and Standardized Selection Criteria

Table 5.1 Locations of Habitat Examples

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