The dispute over the roughly 2,100-acre property centers on questions about which lands should be counted as tidal marsh habitat in the delta, one of California’s primary water sources.

Once eyed for thousands of homes, the recently restored Dutch Slough tidal marsh in east Contra Costa County is already flourishing as a new habitat for fish and wildlife, a living laboratory for ...

Once eyed for thousands of homes, the recently restored Dutch Slough tidal marsh in east Contra Costa County is already flourishing as a new habitat for fish and wildlife, a living laboratory for ...

The effort was the latest example of progress made by the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project to restore historic wetlands to tidal marshes. "In just a few years, this dry and crusty salt pond ...

The tidal marsh will provide critical habitat for wildlife along with a multitude of other environmental benefits, officials say. By Karina Nova and Tim Didion Thursday, December 14, 2023 ...

The scientists have turned the tidal marsh near the Chesapeake Bay into a giant experimental laboratory designed to simulate how marshes might respond to climate conditions decades into the future.

The new tidal marsh was created from a former salt pond several months ago, when crews broke open a traditional levee to let Bay waters in. And its green, horizontal edge could be critical to ...

Neil Saintilan receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the National Environmental Science Program, and the Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation. Much of the world’s natural coastline ...

Nearby the large tidal marsh is a popular beach and boardwalk, a campground, wooded trails and a pavilion. Having one of the few large public access beaches in the state, Rocky Neck is one of ...