"The first phase of a highly touted tidal marsh recovery plan was completed this week when a levee was breached and the restored marsh area was reconnected to the San Francisco Bay estuary for the first time since the late 1800s.
The first phase of the Montezuma Wetlands Restored Tidal Marsh Project was completed Tuesday.
The restored area includes 566 acres of tidal marsh and subtidal habitat, 45 acres of seasonal wetlands and 19 acres of high tide refuge and bird nesting habitat. Approximately 220 acres of adjacent uplands will be enhanced to improve upland habitat quality, plan documents state.
More than a dozen permits and in excess of 8.5 million cubic yards of sediment dredged from bay shipping lanes were used."
The first phase of the Montezuma Wetlands Restored Tidal Marsh Project was completed Tuesday.
The restored area includes 566 acres of tidal marsh and subtidal habitat, 45 acres of seasonal wetlands and 19 acres of high tide refuge and bird nesting habitat. Approximately 220 acres of adjacent uplands will be enhanced to improve upland habitat quality, plan documents state.
More than a dozen permits and in excess of 8.5 million cubic yards of sediment dredged from bay shipping lanes were used."