Beyond the Shore - The facts about sea level rise in San Francisco Bay
Please join us for a Town Hall meeting and reception with scientists, shoreline managers and planners who are considering how best to prepare for higher sea levels in San Francisco Bay.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Bay Theater, Aquarium of the Bay
Pier 39, San Francisco
RSVP to Liz Exell at liz@bay.org
Seating is Limited
Restoring San Francisco Bay’s tidal marshes is one of the best and most inexpensive ways to protect valuable shoreline development from sea level rise during the next several decades. By using tidal marshes in combination with earthen levees construction and maintenance costs can be reduced by almost 50%.
The Horizontal Levee, The Bay Institute’s groundbreaking study about the economic value of tidal marshes, demonstrates conclusively that nature performs critical functions for society. During the current era of sea level rise, the forgotten marshlands of San Francisco Bay have become a critical adaptation tool.