Crissy Field Tidal Salt Marsh Revegetation 2000 Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Heimbinder E. 2000. Crissy Field Tidal Salt Marsh Revegetation 2000 Golden Gate National Recreation Area. San Francisco, CA
In recent decades, 90% of San Francisco Bay’s wetlands have been destroyed for shoreline expansion and development. A unique opportunity arose to unearth and restore 16 acres of salt marsh wetland habitat buried for nearly a century in the heart of San Francisco with the restoration of Crissy Field. The goal of the restoration was to promote species diversity and advance the establishment of a viable seed bank while maintaining an opportunity for natural vegetative recruitment. Over 14,000 salt marsh plants representing 19 species were propagated and planted as part of the restoration effort. A survivorship study conducted 4 months after outplanting revealed a 68% establishment rate among the nursery grown plants. Restoration practices associated with species palette selection, propagule collection, nursery propagation, and outplanting design and methods are in large part responsible for the revegetation project's degree of success.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Heimbinder, Erin
- Date of Issue
- 2000-10-03
- Units
- GOGA , PRSF , SFAN
- Keywords
- crissy field, estuaries, revegetation, salt marsh, tidal marsh, wetland restoration, wetlands