2018 Napa Sonoma Marsh Restoration Group meeting
A meeting will be held at the USGS San Pablo Field Offices on Mare Island.
They are developing the agenda, and welcome any suggestions for presentations. They will provide an update on the mixing chamber (bittern dilution) operation for the Napa Marsh Upper Ponds, as well as wildlife and water quality monitoring from the Napa Marsh project. The meeting agenda is as follows:
Welcome and Introductions 9:30-9:40
Karen Taylor, CA Department Fish and Wildlife
NRSM & Napa Plant Site Restoration Projects Summary 9:40 – 10:00 (20 min)
Karen Taylor, CA Department Fish and Wildlife
Quick Summary: 10-Years of California Least Tern and Western Snowy Plover Nesting Surveys 10:00 – 10:05 (5 min)
Karen Taylor, CA Department Fish and Wildlife
Sears Point Update 10:05 – 10:25 (20 min)
Julian Meisler, Sonoma Land Trust
Mixing Chamber Update 10:25 – 10:45 (20 min)
Karen Taylor, CA Department Fish and Wildlife
Diving duck response to restoration of north bay salt ponds: managed vs. breached 10:45 – 11:05 (20 min)
Tanya Graham, USGS
USFWS New Hunting Opportunities in North Bay 11:05 – 11:15 (10 min)
Melisa Amato, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Cullinan Ranch-East & Dredge Material Import Update 11:15 – 11:35 (15 min)
Natalie Washburn, Ducks Unlimited
Break 11:35 – 11:55 (20 min)
Highway 37 Stakeholders Update 12:00 – 12:20 (20 min)
Jessica Davenport, State Coastal Conservancy
Skaggs Update 11:55 – 12:10 (15 min)
Steve Carroll, Ducks Unlimited
Evaluation of early post-restoration high- and low-tide waterbird abundance at Cullinan Ranch 12:10 – 12:25 (20 min)
Susan De La Cruz, USGS
South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Update 12:25 – 12:40 (15 min)
Laura Cholodenko, State Coastal Conservancy
Q&A Discussion 12:45 – 1:00 (15 min)
Adjourn 1:00
Directions:
From Hwy 101 in Marin
Take Hwy 37 heading East. Take Exit 17 onto Mare Island; this will put you on Walnut Avenue. From Walnut Avenue veer right onto J Street, then turn left onto Azuar Drive. Take the first driveway on the right. The meeting will be in the second portable building on the left at the end of the driveway. If J Street is blocked, proceed to G Street, and turn right on G Street. Continue on G Street until you come to the T-intersection with Azuar Drive. Turn right onto Azuar Drive, and then take the first driveway on the left.
From Hwy 80 in Solano
Take Exit 31B in Vallejo and head east on Tennessee Ave. Follow Tennessee street across the Mare Island Causeway (which turns into G Street) continuing until you come to the T-intersection with Azuar Drive. Turn right onto Azuar Drive, and then take the first driveway on the left. The meeting will be in the second portable building on the left at the end of the driveway.
For Questions contact: Susanne von Rosenberg, P.E., Principal, GAIA Consulting, Inc., 2168 Penny Lane, Napa, Ca 94559
(707) 253-9456