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 ...

Levee breach aids tidal marshland restoration project in Menlo Park 03:20. On Wednesday, the San Francisco Bay grew by around 300 acres after an intentional levee breach that separated an old ...

Dutch Slough tidal marsh, halfway through development, already helping to provide safe home for salmon and other wildlife. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 86°F.

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 ...

Tidal marshes sequester carbon at a rate 10 times higher than even mature tropical rainforests. Land development has already degraded half of the world’s salt marshes.

When we first met Jessie Olson, she was in the middle of a multiyear project, to create what's known as a horizontal levee, alongside a newly opened tidal marsh in Menlo Park. Joined by volunteers ...

We found most tidal marshes and mangroves are keeping pace with current rates of sea level rise, around 2–4mm per year. Coral islands also appear stable under these conditions.

Officials said that most of Connecticut’s tidal marshes are now considered in peril due to increased development along the coastline creating erosion.